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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Lee depend on Longstreet?
(a) He is the best commander now that Stonewall Jackson is dead.
(b) He is the only one who knows the Pennsylvania countryside.
(c) He has the most distinguished record for offensive warfare.
(d) He can stir the men with his eloquent speeches.

2. From whom does the Confederacy get many of its guns and most of its wagons?
(a) England
(b) Confederate factories
(c) France
(d) The Union army

3. How does Lee handle Ewell's failure?
(a) He makes no mention of it.
(b) He tells Ewell he won a victory, though it might have been a greater victory.
(c) He tells Ewell he is very disappointed in him and relieves him of his command.
(d) He warns Ewell to be more decisive in the future or face court-martial.

4. What is Reynolds bringing with him?
(a) A division of infantry
(b) One brigade
(c) No one. He could not spare the troops
(d) The First and Eleventh Corps

5. Of what had Lee been trying to warn Longstreet?
(a) His habit of speaking his mind will be his political downfall.
(b) He has no cause and he cannot just fight for the soldiers.
(c) His men will not follow him if he shows a shred of doubt.
(d) He will be demoted if he does not show Lee proper support.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of these does Lee think will NOT be an issue with Meade?

3. Whose presence does Lee feel during his meeting with Ewell, Early and Rodes?

4. What difficulty faces Longstreet?

5. What is described as "that ripply sound that raised the hair, that high thin scream from far away... terrible, inhuman"?

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