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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 5, Longstreet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Lee generally handle a battle?
(a) He gives his officers orders then lets them do the fighting.
(b) He retreats to headquarters and studies his Bible until the battle is over.
(c) He joins the troops in the field and fights at the front of the troops.
(d) He stays in contact with the officers and directs them several times a day.

2. What information does the spy have about Stuart?
(a) He's riding in the north, not doing any real damage.
(b) He had defeated Reynold's troops a few days before.
(c) He has been court-martialed.
(d) He and his cavalry were captured by Union soldiers.

3. What misconception, in Longstreet's opinion, does Fremantle have of Lee?
(a) He is as good a leader as any Englishman.
(b) He is brilliant at getting men to follow him.
(c) He is a devious tactician.
(d) He moves too quickly.

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

5. What feat does Buford accomplish at Thorofare Gap?
(a) His men capture the most Rebel prisoners in the war so far.
(b) His 3000 men hold off Longstreet's 25,000 for six hours.
(c) He beats a Rebel officer in hand-to-hand combat.
(d) He creates a rockslide, taking out an entire Rebel division.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Lee tell Taylor to do with the blind horse?

4. What does Col. Vincent tell Chamberlain he must do?

5. What difficulty faces Longstreet?

(see the answer key)

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