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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Monday, June 29, 1863, Chapter 4, Longstreet.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why does Sorrel not believe the spy?
(a) Another spy gave different information.
(b) Reports from Stuart contradict the spy's information.
(c) The spy has given them false information in the past.
(d) There would have been word earlier if his information were true.

4. Why doesn't Lee believe there are Union cavalry in Gettysburg?
(a) Cavalry travels behind infantry, not in front of it.
(b) The Union army has lost so many of its horses, it can no longer support a cavalry.
(c) He believes Stuart would have told him if the cavalry were arriving there.
(d) Gettysburg is known to be sympathetic with the Southern cause.

5. What does Corse find out about the young woman Buford has seen in town?
(a) She is a widow.
(b) Her husband is a prisoner in a Southern camp.
(c) Her husband is an undertaker.
(d) She is a Southern sympathizer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What decision does Longstreet make after hearing the spy's information?

2. Chamberlain think the war is about slavery and __________________.

3. Which of these is the prevailing opinion held by others about General Meade?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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