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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Friday, July 3, 1863, Chapter 2, Longstreet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Longstreet think he should do but cannot?
(a) Resign his position.
(b) Find a place to get some rest.
(c) Lead the attack from the front line.
(d) Send scouts for additional ammunition.

2. Once the Union soldiers start retreating, what is Lee's goal?
(a) To go after the Union commanders to create fear in the infantry.
(b) To keep pushing to capture the hill.
(c) To force the Union out of Gettysburg entirely.
(d) To fall back to a stronghold outside of Gettysburg.

3. Who arrives at headquarters?
(a) Meade
(b) McClellan
(c) Chamberlain
(d) Longstreet

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

5. What happens just before dawn when the battle is about to begin?
(a) Lightning strikes a tree on a hill.
(b) A misty rain begins to fall.
(c) The moon sets in a reddish haze.
(d) There is a shower of shooting stars.

Short Answer Questions

1. What surprises Chamberlain about his interaction with the escaped slave?

2. What does the Baptist minister say to Chamberlain about slavery?

3. How is Pettigrew of the Confederates like Chamberlain of the Union?

4. What rumor circulates among the men to help boost morale?

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

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