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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 scent directs Buford to headquarters?
(a) Fresh-dug earth
(b) Cigar smoke
(c) Burning wood
(d) Cooking meat

2. What compliment does Reynolds pay Buford?
(a) If he survives, he might make a soldier one day.
(b) He's the best calvary leader in the army.
(c) He is not a great horseman, but he knows how to choose ground.
(d) He's the best-dressed soldier in the Union army.

3. To whom does Buford send a message regarding the Rebel troops?
(a) John Reynolds
(b) James Longstreet
(c) Gen. Meade
(d) Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

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

5. What memory does Chamberlain have of his brother, Tom, in childhood?
(a) Tom and Lawrence helping their father on the farm.
(b) Tom getting lost in the winter and finding his way back on his own.
(c) Tom getting in fights at school over Lawrence's bookishness.
(d) Tom always at Lawrence's heels, trying to be just like him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is unusual about Buford's reaction to Reynolds' arrival?

2. What surprises Chamberlain about his interaction with the escaped slave?

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

4. What does Kilrain think is important in fighting this war?

5. What does Corse find out about the young woman Buford has seen in town?

(see the answer key)

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