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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Jackson wounded during the battle at Chancellorsville?
(a) Shoulder.
(b) Hand.
(c) Shoulder, hand, and leg.
(d) Shoulder and hand.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. How much time passes between when Hancock's men advance and when the Twentieth Main's men advance over the same land at Fredericksburg?
(a) A few hours.
(b) One week.
(c) Two days.
(d) Just seconds; they have joined units.

13. 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 celebrate immediately.
(c) They are confused.
(d) They are relieved.

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

15. Who shares Sumner's concern about General Burnside's plan to cross the river.
(a) Nearly everyone.
(b) Davis.
(c) Chamberlain.
(d) Lee.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Jackson take up headquarters after Fredericksburg?

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

4. Who does General Sumner speak to about his concern about General Burnside's plan to cross the river?

5. Who writes the letter to Lee informing him that his wife has had a baby girl?

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