The Killer Angels Test | Final Test - Easy

Michael Shaara
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 154 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Killer Angels Test | Final Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Lee blame for the attack's failure?
(a) Longstreet
(b) Pickett
(c) Ewell
(d) Himself

2. How does Armistead get his men's attention when he goes to help Kemper?
(a) Puts his hat on top of his uplifted sword.
(b) Blows a bugle call.
(c) Waves a flag in the air.
(d) Shoots his gun into the air.

3. Now that nearly half of his regiment is gone, what does Rice tell Chamberlain to do?
(a) Take care of the wounded.
(b) Move his remaining men out of harm's way for the time being.
(c) Join his men to Sickles' regiment.
(d) Occupy the big, wooded hill.

4. The song "Kathleen Mavourneen" remind Armistead of ___________.
(a) The last time he saw his wife.
(b) The first girl he ever loved.
(c) His former homeland, Ireland.
(d) The last time he saw Winfield Hancock.

5. Which of these is NOT something Chamberlain thinks about his men?
(a) They deserve recognition for what they accomplished the day before.
(b) Another battle like the one the day before, and the regiment will be gone.
(c) Those who remain are the best of the best.
(d) They would be better off under the command of someone else.

6. Why does Sykes want to see Chamberlain?
(a) To make sure he and his men had enough food.
(b) To inquire after his casualties.
(c) To compliment him on his leadership the day before.
(d) To promote him to a new command.

7. What does Marshall request of Longstreet?
(a) Speak to Lee on Stuart's behalf.
(b) Talk Lee into a frontal attack.
(c) Ask Lee to court-martial Stuart.
(d) Talk Lee into an attack on the right.

8. What does the Baptist minister say to Chamberlain about slavery?
(a) There is nothing wrong with it provided the master treats the slave well.
(b) Chamberlain cannot understand it because he has never lived with the black man.
(c) It is wrong according to the Bible and every man should fight it.
(d) It is the mark of a doomed society.

9. What does Longstreet think will be the outcome of this battle?
(a) The South will come back to win more important battles.
(b) The surviving soldiers will draw more troops to them with their stories of courage.
(c) The South will eventually lose the war.
(d) The North will have suffered too many casualties to finish the war.

10. Whose advice has Lee taken regarding strategy?
(a) Longstreet
(b) Ewell and Early
(c) Pickett and Hood
(d) McLaws

11. What does Tom say about the battle the day before?
(a) Many of the men cannot bring themselves to use the bayonets.
(b) Chamberlain should have given a different command.
(c) The bayonets are very effective -- he saw lots of men killed by them.
(d) He had no time to be afraid during the battle.

12. 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.

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

14. What does Longstreet contemplate when he realizes the battle is lost?
(a) Committing suicide by walking toward the enemy.
(b) Finding Lee and yelling at him.
(c) Going home and leaving the war behind.
(d) Changing sides and fighting for the North.

15. What does Fremantle hope for after the war is over?
(a) A position in the Confederate government.
(b) The destruction of the Northern government.
(c) An English victory over France.
(d) The South will rejoin England.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chamberlain think about the ground they're holding?

2. Why is the slave shot?

3. What is Stuart's initial response when Lee tells him there are officers who want Stuart court-martialed?

4. When the South seceded, why did Lee give up his position in the U.S. military?

5. What makes the Confederate troops turn back as they start to retreat?

(see the answer keys)

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