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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the Union troops initially respond to the Confederate attack outside of Chancellorsville?
(a) They use bows and arrows.
(b) They charge at the Confederates as the cannons are firing.
(c) They retreat.
(d) They start their music before fighting.

2. Why does the Union army retreat and create a defensive line around Chancellorsville?
(a) Because someone misread a telegram.
(b) Because they have been told to defend Chancellorsville at all costs.
(c) Because they are sustaining very heavy losses.
(d) Because they received orders to do so.

3. Who does Lee immediately tell the good news to when he learns his wife has given birth to a baby girl?
(a) No one.
(b) Longfellow.
(c) Lonstreet.
(d) Davis.

4. What does Jackson see General Howard doing for his men during the initial attack outside of Chancellorsville?
(a) Praying with his men.
(b) Killing those who are badly wounded so they don't suffer needlessly.
(c) Trying to rally them.
(d) Taking care of the wounded.

5. Who does General Sumner speak to about his concern about General Burnside's plan to cross the river?
(a) Chamberlain.
(b) Hancock.
(c) Lee.
(d) Davis.

6. From whose point of view is the letter written that informs Lee that his wife has had a baby girl?
(a) God's.
(b) His mother's.
(c) The baby's.
(d) His wife's.

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

8. 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.

9. Who is in charge of the Confederate men after Jackson and Hill are no longer able to command the troops?
(a) J.E.B. Stuart.
(b) Hancock.
(c) Chamberlain.
(d) Washington.

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

11. Who writes the letter to Lee informing him that his wife has had a baby girl?
(a) His mother.
(b) His wife.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A nurse.

12. Who let's Longstreet and his corps know that he will soon arrive across the Rappahannock to help with defense?
(a) Hancock.
(b) Lee.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Chamberlain.

13. What do Jackson's men do after they hear of his death?
(a) Line up for miles outside his home.
(b) Give the rebel yell.
(c) Resign from the army in protest.
(d) Take a moment of silence.

14. What natural event seems like the only thing that will stop Jackson's advance at Chancellorsville?
(a) A horrible thunderstorm.
(b) Nightfall.
(c) A horrible snowstorm.
(d) A tornado.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who shares Sumner's concern about General Burnside's plan to cross the river.

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

3. Who is A.P. Hill in relation to Jackson?

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

5. How old is Jane when Jackson befriends her?

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