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

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

3. How does Jackson feel before the battle near Fredericksburg?
(a) This is a trick question; he doesn't know the battle is coming.
(b) Very confident.
(c) Terrified.
(d) That he is going to die on the battlefield.

4. What major icon is Hancock hoping to storm during the battle of Fredericksburg?
(a) A mountain top.
(b) A church.
(c) A stone wall.
(d) A college campus.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What slows Hancock's men's advancement toward Fredericksburg?

2. How does Jane die?

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

4. On what date does the Union army try to cross the Rappahannock River?

5. Who shares Sumner's concern about General Burnside's plan to cross the river.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Hooker do when he realizes he has surrounded Lee?

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

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

6. Why does Burnside's attempt at redemption after Fredericksburg fail?

7. How do Lee and Jackson divide their army around Chancellorsville?

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

9. What wounds and treatment does Jackson receive during the battle at Chancellorsville?

10. What happens to Lee, physically, soon after the battle at Fredericksburg?

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