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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why can't Lee launch one final attack against the Union troops in Fredericksburg?
(a) He is assassinated.
(b) The men refuse to follow his orders any longer.
(c) They have escaped by the time he attacks.
(d) He is called away to another battle.

2. 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 half.
(d) Less than one-third.

3. Who comes to visit Jackson as he is recovering from his war wounds?
(a) His mother and father.
(b) His father and brother.
(c) His sister and mother.
(d) His wife and daughter.

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

5. What does Jackson order his troops to do about the gap by the swamp during the battle of Fredericksburg?
(a) Distract the enemy from it.
(b) Exploit it.
(c) Plug it.
(d) Ignore it.

6. What kinds of men are killed as the Union army tries to set up bridges to cross the Rappahannock River?
(a) The engineers.
(b) The bodyguards.
(c) Men on horseback.
(d) The slaves being forced to build the bridge.

7. Through what does Jackson see General Howard during the initial attack outside of Chancellorsville?
(a) An eyescope.
(b) Mud.
(c) The fog.
(d) Heavy, heavy rain.

8. What are the Union troops commanded to do at Chancellorsville once Hooker has been wounded?
(a) Charge at full-speed.
(b) Fight even harder in his name.
(c) Pull back.
(d) Advance.

9. Who arrives with Longstreet and his troops across the Rappahannock River?
(a) General Lee.
(b) General Washington.
(c) General Davis.
(d) General Chamberlain.

10. When is Hancock told that Hooker has been wounded during the attack on Chancellorsville?
(a) Just as he loses his hearing from a loud explosion.
(b) Just as his forces begin to flee.
(c) Just as he is wounded himself.
(d) Just as his men make a strong defense.

11. What does Hancock lose during the battle of Chancellorsville?
(a) His Bible.
(b) His left arm.
(c) His horse.
(d) A beloved letter from his wife.

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

13. What role in the battle of Chancellorsville do Hancock's men play once Hooker is wounded?
(a) Front-line defense.
(b) Front-line attack.
(c) Rear guard.
(d) Rear attack.

14. What slows Hancock's men's advancement toward Fredericksburg?
(a) A canal.
(b) Fences.
(c) Fences, a canal, and a horrible snow storm.
(d) Fences and a canal.

15. What battle are the Confederate troops heading toward when "Gods and Generals" concludes?
(a) No battle; the war is over.
(b) The Battle of Waterloo.
(c) A battle with polio.
(d) Gettysburg.

Short Answer Questions

1. What must the Union army must way their way out of as the move against the Confederates around Chancellorsville?

2. What do the Union men actually encounter around Chancellorsville?

3. Where does Hancock go to warn people that Lee must be up to something during the battle at Chancellorsville?

4. Why does the Union army retreat and create a defensive line around Chancellorsville?

5. What bad vaccine is an entire regiment given after Fredericksburg?

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