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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Hancock get promoted to command of a division?
(a) Never; this is a trick question.
(b) On his birthday.
(c) In the middle of a battle.
(d) As a surprise during a dinner party.

2. How are Jackson's soldiers described during the Battle of Bull Run?
(a) Running into battle "like moths toward a flame."
(b) Standing like a "stone wall."
(c) Standing "strong" but falling "like God's children."
(d) Fleeing like "the true cowards that they are."

3. Where does Hancock wait so long to get orders from during his time in Los Angeles?
(a) From Washington.
(b) From Virginia.
(c) From Texas.
(d) From the governor of California.

4. What event leaves Lee in charge of his family estate?
(a) The death of his father.
(b) The death of his father-in-law.
(c) The death of his mother.
(d) The death of his mother-in-law.

5. After Chamberlain's first battle, when does Lee's army withdraw?
(a) At the sound of cannons.
(b) At night.
(c) When Chamberlain starts leading his men down a hill in a loud charge.
(d) Just as the fighting gets rough.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Lieutenant Walter Taylor?

2. In the first battle over Richmond, how many men does the Union have?

3. What is Chamberlain's job at Bowdoin College?

4. Where does McClellan keep his army after Lee retreats?

5. During what war does "Gods and Generals" take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has the Union Army done during its first attack on Richmond?

2. Why is the Confederacy energized by the Battle of Bull Run?

3. What kind of expectations are made clear when Lee is given command of Virginia's provisional army?

4. What does Taylor request of Lee shortly after the war begins?

5. What happens to Lee's belongings while he is in Texas after the election?

6. What leads President Davis to relieve Johnston from his command?

7. In what situation does Lee learn that Texas wants to secede from the union?

8. What ends up happening to John Brown after his insurrection?

9. What does Armistead tell Hancock at Mina's party?

10. How do Hancock and his men end up attacking Richmond?

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