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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Wednesday, July 1, 1863, The First Day, Chapter 3, Lee.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Buford hope to hold the Rebel soldiers at bay?
(a) Long enough for the infantry to arrive to support his cavalry.
(b) Long enough for Lee to arrive in town.
(c) More than six hours.
(d) All day.

2. What message does Reynolds send to his commanders?
(a) Get between Gettysburg and Washington, D.C., to prevent further movement north by the Rebels.
(b) Do nothing until you receive orders from Meade.
(c) Come to Gettysburg with all possible speed.
(d) Start to gather your troops and await further messages.

3. How does the battle continue without Reynolds?
(a) The troops follow his orders, though he's not there to command.
(b) The remaining commanders begin to argue about strategy.
(c) The Rebels start to gain control.
(d) The Union soldiers quickly begin to fall apart.

4. Why did the mutineers mutiny?
(a) The believe their service time is up, yet they are not allowed to return home.
(b) They believe the war is wrong.
(c) They are no longer permitted alcohol.
(d) They are forced to fight in intense heat, and many die of sunstroke.

5. What had Heth been distinguished for the in old army?
(a) He had written a manual on the rifle.
(b) He was the leading expert on hand-to-hand combat.
(c) He had never lost his cool in battle.
(d) He had developed a new type of warfare.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lee waiting for at the end of the chapter?

2. Why is Fremantle, the Englishman, in Longstreet's camp?

3. After Chamberlain talks to them, how many of the mutineers still refuse to fight?

4. What does Joseph Bucklin bring to Chamberlain?

5. For what is Pickett notorious?

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