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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what is Pickett notorious?
(a) Finishing last in his class at West Point.
(b) Getting in fights after drinking too much.
(c) Giving nicknames to the soldiers under his command.
(d) Playing practical jokes on his fellow officers.

2. On whose eagerness for battle is Lee depending?
(a) Longstreet and Rodes
(b) Stuart and Pickett
(c) McLaws and Hood
(d) Ewell and Early

3. What does Chamberlain decide to do when his men run out of ammunition?
(a) Show a white flag and surrender.
(b) Fix bayonets and charge.
(c) Ride to Col. Vincent to request more ammunition.
(d) Move his men to the right to join other troops.

4. What is Lee waiting for at the end of the chapter?
(a) Much needed medication for his heart condition
(b) Longstreet's spy to bring him new information
(c) A message of surrender from the Union command
(d) Ewell's attack on the hill

5. What strategy does Lee decide is the best course of action?
(a) Attack on the left where the enemy has already been weakened.
(b) Withdraw to higher ground and try to draw the enemy out in the open.
(c) Attack on the right as Longstreet suggested.
(d) Attack at the center and split the line in two.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these is NOT a way Lee thinks of Reynolds?

2. What had Sickles done that causes difficulty for the Union?

3. Why does Buford make his headquarters at the Seminary?

4. What has Heth done that he was not supposed to have done?

5. What is Buford's main concern?

(see the answer key)

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