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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does the battle continue without Reynolds?
(a) The remaining commanders begin to argue about strategy.
(b) The Rebels start to gain control.
(c) The troops follow his orders, though he's not there to command.
(d) The Union soldiers quickly begin to fall apart.

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

5. What does Lee tell Taylor to do with the blind horse?
(a) Shoot it.
(b) Return it to its rightful owner.
(c) Add it to the cavalry's horses.
(d) Release it.

6. What is the difficulty Lee's army has with being in Pennsylvania?
(a) They are now invaders of enemy territory.
(b) They are too far from their supply line.
(c) They have no maps of the state.
(d) They cannot get messages to Confederacy headquarters.

7. What is Buford's main concern?
(a) The ground they are defending is in a poor position.
(b) He himself will be killed in the gunfire.
(c) His men will run out of ammunition and have to fight with bayonets.
(d) His men will not be able to hold out long enough for help to arrive.

8. What does Lee hear as he and Longstreet begin to ride?
(a) The Rebel yell
(b) Artillery
(c) Galloping horses
(d) Thunder

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

10. To whom does Buford send a message regarding the Rebel troops?
(a) Gen. Meade
(b) John Reynolds
(c) Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
(d) James Longstreet

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

12. Which of these does Lee think will NOT be an issue with Meade?
(a) His information will be poor.
(b) It will take him some time to get up to speed.
(c) He will not be bringing adequate ammunition.
(d) He will have staff problems.

13. Why does Gibbon not want Buford to go into headquarters?
(a) There is a fist fight underway inside.
(b) There is a private discussion going on.
(c) Howard has a complaint against him.
(d) It's too crowded already.

14. How do Lee and Longstreet differ on battle strategy?
(a) Lee wants to lead with the cavalry. Longstreet wants to lead with the infantry.
(b) Lee wants to take the defensive. Longstreet wants to take the offensive.
(c) Lee wants to lead with the infantry. Longstreet wants to lead with the cavalry.
(d) Lee wants to take the offensive. Longstreet wants to take the defensive.

15. Why doesn't Lee believe there are Union cavalry in Gettysburg?
(a) He believes Stuart would have told him if the cavalry were arriving there.
(b) The Union army has lost so many of its horses, it can no longer support a cavalry.
(c) Gettysburg is known to be sympathetic with the Southern cause.
(d) Cavalry travels behind infantry, not in front of it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sight appears to Longstreet to look like masses of fat white spiders?

2. What does Lee want Longstreet to do in battle?

3. What compliment does Reynolds pay Buford?

4. Why does Buford wave to the Rebel officer?

5. What does Corse find out about the young woman Buford has seen in town?

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