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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. Who let's Longstreet and his corps know that he will soon arrive across the Rappahannock to help with defense?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Chamberlain.
(c) Hancock.
(d) Lee.

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

3. How does Burnside try to redeem himself after Fredericksburg?
(a) By talking to a reporter about how it's not his fault.
(b) By moving his forces north.
(c) By moving his forces south.
(d) By writing his autobiography.

4. Where does Davis order Lee to send troops after Fredericksburg?
(a) To attack the White House.
(b) To spend the summer off, relaxing in Florida.
(c) To defend Texas.
(d) To defend Georgia and the Carolinas.

5. Why does the Union army retreat and create a defensive line around Chancellorsville?
(a) Because they have been told to defend Chancellorsville at all costs.
(b) Because they received orders to do so.
(c) Because they are sustaining very heavy losses.
(d) Because someone misread a telegram.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is General Oliver Howard in command of?

2. Who arrives with Longstreet and his troops across the Rappahannock River?

3. What does Hancock lose during the battle of Chancellorsville?

4. Where does Hancock assemble his troops to prepare for the battle at Fredericksburg?

5. What does Hancock think about why the Confederates are attacking him with such a small force outside of Chancellorsville?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hancock come to realize about the battle at Chancellorsville?

2. What happens to Hancock's unit during the attack at Fredericksburg?

3. Why does the person in command change twice for the Confederates during the battle at Chancellorsville?

4. What does Hancock see when he turns around to look at his men as he reaches the crest of the hill at Fredericksburg?

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

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

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

8. How does Lee plan to destroy what is left of the Union army outside of Chancellorsville once the major fighting is over?

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

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

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