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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Fremantle think the war is really about?
(a) States' rights
(b) Slavery
(c) The superiority of those of English descent
(d) Adaptation vs. rejection of European customs

2. What does Chamberlain think about the ground they're holding?
(a) It is a very good position and they can hold it for quite a while.
(b) It is an OK position, but with a little power, the Rebels will overtake them.
(c) One side of it is very weak.
(d) They would be better off finding another site altogether.

3. What difficulty faces Longstreet?
(a) His men lose confidence in his leadership and refuse to fight.
(b) He cannot focus on the battle because he keeps thinking about his dead children.
(c) Not knowing the area well, he's forced to turn his troops around and lead a counter-march.
(d) His horse lames himself, and Longstreet has to find another one.

4. Why does Longstreet tell Hood not to attack to the right?
(a) He does not want to go against Lee again.
(b) He thinks an attack on the right will fail.
(c) He knows the enemy is reforming for just such an attack.
(d) He wants Hood to stay where he is as a buffer between Longstreet and the enemy.

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

6. How is Pettigrew of the Confederates like Chamberlain of the Union?
(a) They are both from Maine.
(b) They are both intellectuals.
(c) They both are 34 years old.
(d) They both have a brother serving under them.

7. In Chamberlain's mind, what takes away from the perfection of the fight?
(a) The heavy casualties his regiment suffered.
(b) Kilrain's wound taking him off the field.
(c) Using Tom to plug the hole in the line.
(d) Getting wounded in the foot.

8. Whose absence is once again affecting the Confederate troops?
(a) Stuart
(b) Meade
(c) Law
(d) Campbell

9. What makes the Confederate troops turn back as they start to retreat?
(a) A regiment of Union soldiers that had come around behind them.
(b) The sight of the flag of Virginia still waving.
(c) The sight of Lee, bareheaded, on horseback.
(d) Their own cannons pointed at them.

10. What strange action does Chamberlain take under gunfire?
(a) He sends Tom to the front line.
(b) He falls asleep.
(c) He charges on horseback, alone.
(d) He runs to the rear.

11. How does Lee think one wins victories?
(a) By coming up with clever strategies.
(b) By knowing when to attack and when to retreat.
(c) By attacking with courage and with faith.
(d) By knowing one's enemy better than one's friends.

12. What concerns Armistead about this battle?
(a) He may not survive to see his wife again.
(b) He may have to face his old friend, Hancock.
(c) He believes Lee was wrong to attack the middle.
(d) He is too old to fight anymore.

13. What had Sickles done that causes difficulty for the Union?
(a) Removes his troops from battle.
(b) Moves his troops down off the hill.
(c) Swings his men around the Confederate troops to the south.
(d) Engages in battle without permission.

14. What happens to Kilrain in the battle?
(a) He gets shot in the leg.
(b) He is almost instantly killed.
(c) He gets shot in the armpit.
(d) He falls from a horse.

15. What does Chamberlain hope to get for his men very soon?
(a) New horses
(b) Medals of Honor
(c) New uniforms
(d) Food

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tom say about the battle the day before?

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

3. Now that nearly half of his regiment is gone, what does Rice tell Chamberlain to do?

4. Where does Tom get the coffee that he brings to Chamberlain?

5. What is Longstreet struggling with throughout the chapter?

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