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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Lee when General Stuart sends him the gift of a new uniform?
(a) In the hills above Fredericksburg.
(b) In a hospital near Scuttleburg.
(c) Outside of Pittsburg.
(d) At Gettysburg.

2. 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.

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

4. 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.

5. Where does Hancock assemble his troops to prepare for the battle at Fredericksburg?
(a) At the local college.
(b) In the forest and at night, so no one sees them.
(c) Right outside of town.
(d) Inside town.

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

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

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

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

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

11. What happens to Colonel Ames during the battle of Fredericksburg?
(a) He is killed.
(b) He is exposed as a traitor.
(c) He is called away to take command of another unit.
(d) He runs away in terror.

12. 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.

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

14. 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) Just seconds; they have joined units.
(b) A few hours.
(c) Two days.
(d) One week.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Davis order Lee to send troops after Fredericksburg?

2. Who replaces Burnside as commander of the Union Army?

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

4. How many divisions does Lee leave behind to defend the hills overlooking Fredericksburg when he leaves toward Chancellorsville?

5. Who let's Longstreet and his corps know that he will soon arrive across the Rappahannock to help with defense?

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