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

2. When is Hancock told that Hooker has been wounded during the attack on Chancellorsville?
(a) Just as his men make a strong defense.
(b) Just as his forces begin to flee.
(c) Just as he is wounded himself.
(d) Just as he loses his hearing from a loud explosion.

3. Who shares Sumner's concern about General Burnside's plan to cross the river.
(a) Nearly everyone.
(b) Lee.
(c) Chamberlain.
(d) Davis.

4. Where are Lee's army located near Fredericksburg after the battle of Chancellorsville?
(a) In government buildings and inns.
(b) In a large field they took over from a farmer.
(c) Throughout the thick woods.
(d) In the homes of the residents.

5. What does Jackson see General Howard doing for his men during the initial attack outside of Chancellorsville?
(a) Killing those who are badly wounded so they don't suffer needlessly.
(b) Taking care of the wounded.
(c) Trying to rally them.
(d) Praying with his men.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who commands the division that goes in front of Hancock's at Fredericksburg?

2. Why is the battle of Fredericksburg significant for the Twentieth Maine?

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

4. When does Jackson think Burnside will start the attack across the Rappahannock River?

5. What role in the battle of Chancellorsville do Hancock's men play once Hooker is wounded?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What fills Lee and Longstreet with pride as they see the Union army begin its attack outside of Fredericksburg?

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

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

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

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

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

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