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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Lee leaves Virginia after Fredericksburg, how much of the army is left to defend the river?
(a) Nearly all; he only took one unit.
(b) Less than one-quarter.
(c) Less than one-third.
(d) Less than half.

2. How many ways do Jackson and Lee split their army around Chancellorsville?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

3. How do Jackson and Lee react when they see the Union army stop in its tracks around Chancellorsville?
(a) They are confused.
(b) They celebrate immediately.
(c) They are relieved.
(d) They are kind and send a letter asking for peace.

4. What does Jackson dream of while recovering from his war wounds?
(a) His parents.
(b) Being back home with his wife and daughter.
(c) His childhood.
(d) Battles.

5. What do the Union men actually encounter around Chancellorsville?
(a) Just skirmishers.
(b) Lee's entire army.
(c) A new kind of cannon they have only read about.
(d) Only a battalion or two.

6. What unit is Chamberlain put in charge of after Fredericksburg?
(a) The Twentieth Maine and the Seventeenth Vermont.
(b) The Twentieth Maine.
(c) All of the Union forces.
(d) The Twentieth Maine, the Seventeenth Vermont, and the Twelfth New York.

7. Where does Davis order Lee to send troops after Fredericksburg?
(a) To defend Georgia and the Carolinas.
(b) To defend Texas.
(c) To spend the summer off, relaxing in Florida.
(d) To attack the White House.

8. What happens to A.P. Hill during the battle at Chancellorsville?
(a) He is exposed as a spy.
(b) He flees in terror.
(c) He is also wounded.
(d) He suffers a heart attack on the battlefield.

9. What does General Burnside do when he encounters Jackson's men by the swamp during the battle of Fredericksburg?
(a) Advance further east.
(b) Advance further north.
(c) Advance further west.
(d) Advance further south.

10. Where does Hancock go to warn people that Lee must be up to something during the battle at Chancellorsville?
(a) Back to his tent.
(b) The telegram office.
(c) Headquarters.
(d) The telegraph office.

11. Who is left in charge of the Twentieth Maine when Colonel Ames is no longer available?
(a) Chamberlain takes over.
(b) The troops rejoice.
(c) The unit takes heavy casualties because they have lost their leadership.
(d) The unit collapses.

12. What is General Oliver Howard in command of?
(a) The Eleventh Corps of the Union Army.
(b) A small batch of cavlary men.
(c) Coordinating communications between all of the troops.
(d) A small batch of infantrymen.

13. What is Chamberlain's brother promoted to after Fredericksburg?
(a) Major.
(b) Vice President.
(c) General.
(d) Lieutenant.

14. When does Jackson order his last division into battle at Chancellorsville?
(a) At nightfall.
(b) Before breakfast.
(c) At lunchtime.
(d) After breakfast.

15. What major icon is Hancock hoping to storm during the battle of Fredericksburg?
(a) A college campus.
(b) A stone wall.
(c) A church.
(d) A mountain top.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the final forces in Fredericksburg finally do to Lee's remaining small force there?

2. Where is Lee when General Stuart sends him the gift of a new uniform?

3. When does Jackson think Burnside will start the attack across the Rappahannock River?

4. What does Hancock think about why the Confederates are attacking him with such a small force outside of Chancellorsville?

5. How do the Union troops initially respond to the Confederate attack outside of Chancellorsville?

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