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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 does Hancock think about why the Confederates are attacking him with such a small force outside of Chancellorsville?
(a) It's exactly what he expected would happen.
(b) He finds it confusing.
(c) He is terrified about it.
(d) He finds it laughable.

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

3. What surprised Jackson about the swamp he left alone during the battle of Fredericksburg?
(a) It has a secret bridge for the soldiers to cross.
(b) It has poisonous snakes.
(c) It has crocodiles in it.
(d) It is frozen solid.

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

5. Who is left in charge of the Twentieth Maine when Colonel Ames is no longer available?
(a) The troops rejoice.
(b) Chamberlain takes over.
(c) The unit takes heavy casualties because they have lost their leadership.
(d) The unit collapses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Union men actually encounter around Chancellorsville?

2. Where is Lee when General Stuart sends him the gift of a new uniform?

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

4. Who writes the letter to Lee informing him that his wife has had a baby girl?

5. What to Lee and Jackson use to help them find a road that leads toward the Federal troops outside of Chancellorsville?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Hancock react when he learns that the men have been ordered to retreat from their attack around Chancellorsville?

4. What happens to Hancock's unit during the attack 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 has Hooker managed to surround Lee shortly after the battle at Fredericksburg?

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

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

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

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