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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 6, Lee.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose presence does Lee feel during his meeting with Ewell, Early and Rodes?
(a) His son, Rooney's
(b) John Reynolds'
(c) The first man he killed in combat
(d) Stonewall Jackson's

2. What news does the spy have for Longstreet?
(a) The Union Army is on the move.
(b) Gettysburg has been invaded.
(c) Confederate troops have been defeated at Harrisburg.
(d) John Reynolds plans to attack Richmond.

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

4. Who is it the spy quotes to himself as he rides along?
(a) Napoleon
(b) Robert E. Lee
(c) George Washington
(d) Shakespeare

5. What decision does Longstreet make after hearing the spy's information?
(a) To move the troops to Gettysburg.
(b) To go to Lee.
(c) To contact J.E.B. Stuart to get the cavalry to Longstreet's headquarters.
(d) To send another scout out to confirm.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Chamberlain get the mutineers' attention?

2. Why is Kilrain only a private?

3. Why does Lee think there is an opportunity here?

4. How do things change when Chamberlain and his men enter Pennsylvania?

5. Who is described, upon his arrival, as looking "like a French king, all curls and feathers?"

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