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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are Lee's army located near Fredericksburg after the battle of Chancellorsville?
(a) In a large field they took over from a farmer.
(b) Throughout the thick woods.
(c) In government buildings and inns.
(d) In the homes of the residents.

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

3. Who commands the division that goes in front of Hancock's at Fredericksburg?
(a) General English.
(b) General French.
(c) General Espana.
(d) General Deustch.

4. What bad vaccine is an entire regiment given after Fredericksburg?
(a) Scarlet fever.
(b) Small pox.
(c) Chicken pox.
(d) Polio.

5. What do the final forces in Fredericksburg finally do to Lee's remaining small force there?
(a) Drive them off of the hills.
(b) Kill them all.
(c) Send them to jail as prisoners of war.
(d) Surrender.

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

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

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

9. 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.

10. How do Jackson's wounds heal initially?
(a) Almost miraculously, they heal nearly overnight.
(b) Very well.
(c) Very badly.
(d) Very slowly and painfully.

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

12. What does Jackson do before telling his troops to charge outside of Chancellorsville?
(a) March around the Union lines.
(b) Write a goodbye letter to his wife.
(c) Pray for 30 minutes.
(d) Have too much to drink.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who arrives with Longstreet and his troops across the Rappahannock River?

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

3. How does Burnside try to redeem himself after Fredericksburg?

4. Who is in charge of the Confederate men after Jackson and Hill are no longer able to command the troops?

5. What are the Union troops commanded to do at Chancellorsville once Hooker has been wounded?

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