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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What promotion does Chamberlain receive after Fredericksburg?
(a) From Lieutenant Colonel to Colonel.
(b) From Colonel to General.
(c) From General to Colonel.
(d) From Colonel to Lieutenant Colonel.

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

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

4. How does Jane die?
(a) She drowns in a lake.
(b) She is murdered.
(c) She dies of hunger.
(d) From scarlet fever.

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

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

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

8. 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.

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

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

11. What does Howard order his men to do for defense outside of Chancellorsville?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Dig trenches.
(c) Set up the cannons.
(d) Build walls.

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

13. How many divisions does Lee leave behind to defend the hills overlooking Fredericksburg when he leaves toward Chancellorsville?
(a) Only one.
(b) Ten.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

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

15. On what date does the Union army try to cross the Rappahannock River?
(a) May 11.
(b) December 11.
(c) April 11.
(d) February 11.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Jane when Jackson befriends her?

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

3. After Lee leaves Virginia after Fredericksburg, how much of the army is left to defend the river?

4. Where does Hancock assemble his troops to prepare for the battle at Fredericksburg?

5. Who sends word to Lee that the Union army is crossing the river after Fredericksburg?

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