View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Buford pause when writing for help?
(a) He has written for help before and it has never come.
(b) He does not want his superiors to think he cannot handle the battle.
(c) He has an argument with his superior and does not want to apologize.
(d) He has to think up a code in case the enemy got hold of the message.

2. What has happened to Heth?
(a) His troops have been captured.
(b) He has been wounded in the head.
(c) He has been captured by the enemy.
(d) He has been killed.

3. Chamberlain comes from the state of _________.
(a) Connecticut
(b) Vermont
(c) Massachusetts
(d) Maine

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

5. Chamberlain think the war is about slavery and __________________.
(a) The South recreating European nobility.
(b) The right to bear arms
(c) The North buying up Southern businesses.
(d) States' rights

6. 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 fall back to a stronghold outside of Gettysburg.
(d) To force the Union out of Gettysburg entirely.

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

8. What order does Lee give to Ewell?
(a) Have the cavalry fight dismounted.
(b) Attack the Union's flank.
(c) Take the hill if at all possible.
(d) Pull back and preserve your troops.

9. What is the topic of the passionate discussion between Kemper, Fremantle and the others?
(a) The rights of blacks.
(b) America's inferiority to Britain.
(c) The duty of the British government.
(d) The cause of the war.

10. What profession had the spy had before that helps him in his current position?
(a) Soldier
(b) Traveling salesman
(c) Jockey
(d) Actor

11. To whom does Buford once more send a message?
(a) John Reynolds
(b) Col. Vincent
(c) Gen. Meade
(d) Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

12. What part of his body troubles Lee?
(a) His lungs
(b) His heart
(c) His stomach
(d) His throat

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

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

15. How does Ewell appear to Lee?
(a) As a wounded wolf
(b) As a hopping bird
(c) As a scared rabbit
(d) As a caged tiger

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Buford conclude when the Rebel troops pull back?

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

3. How do Lee and Longstreet differ on battle strategy?

4. What memory does Chamberlain have of his brother, Tom, in childhood?

5. Why does Armistead say Lee will not use a defensive strategy?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 700 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample