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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Friday, July 3, 1863, Chapter 1, Chamberlain.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Buford's main concern?
(a) His men will run out of ammunition and have to fight with bayonets.
(b) His men will not be able to hold out long enough for help to arrive.
(c) He himself will be killed in the gunfire.
(d) The ground they are defending is in a poor position.

2. What is described as "that ripply sound that raised the hair, that high thin scream from far away... terrible, inhuman"?
(a) The Rebel yell
(b) The scream of incoming cannon fire
(c) The scream of wounded men
(d) The scream of wounded horses

3. Which of these is NOT something Chamberlain thinks about his men?
(a) Those who remain are the best of the best.
(b) They would be better off under the command of someone else.
(c) Another battle like the one the day before, and the regiment will be gone.
(d) They deserve recognition for what they accomplished the day before.

4. Where is Chamberlain's regiment sent?
(a) Back to the left, where they had been
(b) Off the battlefield entirely, to rest
(c) To the center of the line
(d) To the right end of the line

5. From whom does the Confederacy get many of its guns and most of its wagons?
(a) Confederate factories
(b) England
(c) France
(d) The Union army

Short Answer Questions

1. What compliment does Reynolds pay Buford?

2. What is the situation when Reynolds arrives?

3. What does Chamberlain hope to get for his men very soon?

4. What does Tom say about the battle the day before?

5. How does the battle continue without Reynolds?

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