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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Thursday, July 2, 1863, The Second Day, Chapter 2, Chamberlain.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Buford conclude when the Rebel troops pull back?
(a) The battle will take place outside of town.
(b) They went to the wrong place by mistake.
(c) Lee has turned -- it's the main body of the Rebel army.
(d) The Rebels are scared to face Union soldiers.

2. What feat does Buford accomplish at Thorofare Gap?
(a) He beats a Rebel officer in hand-to-hand combat.
(b) He creates a rockslide, taking out an entire Rebel division.
(c) His 3000 men hold off Longstreet's 25,000 for six hours.
(d) His men capture the most Rebel prisoners in the war so far.

3. What surprises Chamberlain about his interaction with the escaped slave?
(a) The slave's articulateness
(b) The similarity between them
(c) The instant feeling of brotherhood
(d) His own feelings of revulsion

4. Where is Buford's observation point at the start of the battle?
(a) From horseback on top of Cemetery Hill
(b) From the cupola
(c) From a high tree
(d) From the base of the white angel

5. What does Chamberlain think will happen if the South wins?
(a) America will become two countries.
(b) The South will become a British protectorate.
(c) The North and South will eventually reunify.
(d) The South will eventually overtake the North.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Gibbon not want Buford to go into headquarters?

2. From what is the book's title derived?

3. What scent directs Buford to headquarters?

4. What is Reynolds bringing with him?

5. What disagreement does Buford encounter upon arriving at headquarters?

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