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

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

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

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

5. What do Jackson's men do after they hear of his death?
(a) Take a moment of silence.
(b) Give the rebel yell.
(c) Line up for miles outside his home.
(d) Resign from the army in protest.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the final forces in Fredericksburg finally do to Lee's remaining small force there?

3. What does Jackson do before telling his troops to charge outside of Chancellorsville?

4. Why does Hooker decide to have his men stop attacking around Chancellorsville?

5. What kinds of men are killed as the Union army tries to set up bridges to cross the Rappahannock River?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Chamberlain spend the night after he attacks Fredericksburg?

2. What is the pattern of the Union troops once the battle at Chancellorsville begins?

3. What happens at the scene of Jackson's death?

4. What report does Howard unwisely choose to ignore as he waits outside Chancellorsville?

5. Why is the information A.P. Hill tells Jackson about the swampland at the battle of Fredericksburg significant?

6. What does Hancock think of the Confederates' strategy during the battle of Chancellorsville?

7. How does General Barksdale defend the town of Fredericksburg itself?

8. What is Lee's plan, after Chancellorsville, for his troops?

9. How has Hooker managed to surround Lee shortly after the battle at Fredericksburg?

10. What will the Union troops have to do in order to attack the Confederates near Fredericksburg?

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