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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the battle go for the Confederates?
(a) After a short time, they turn and run as a group.
(b) Against the odds, they begin to win.
(c) They sustain heavy casualties, yet they carry on.
(d) They are instantly stopped in their tracks.

2. Why does Fremantle say the English have not entered the war?
(a) They don't have the resources.
(b) They believe the North will win in the end.
(c) They are engaged in their own war with France.
(d) They will not fight to support slavery.

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

4. Which of these is NOT a reason Longstreet gives for advising against a frontal assault?
(a) The enemy has plenty of artillery.
(b) The enemy is well entrenched.
(c) His men will refuse.
(d) An attack would be uphill over open ground.

5. 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) Changing sides and fighting for the North.
(d) Going home and leaving the war behind.

6. How does Pickett respond to his orders?
(a) Soberly and somberly
(b) With some hesitation
(c) With excitement, but some doubts
(d) With great enthusiasm

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

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

9. What does Col. Vincent tell Chamberlain he must do?
(a) Not withdraw under any circumstances.
(b) Hold as long as he can but preserve his men.
(c) Send frequent messages to Vincent updating him on the progress of the battle.
(d) Keep his men hidden behind rocks to surprise the enemy.

10. What does Pitzer tell Chamberlain about Meade?
(a) He is the bravest man Pitzer had ever seen.
(b) He is resigning his position.
(c) He is issuing new orders.
(d) He had wanted to retreat.

11. What strategy does Lee decide is the best course of action?
(a) Attack at the center and split the line in two.
(b) Attack on the left where the enemy has already been weakened.
(c) Withdraw to higher ground and try to draw the enemy out in the open.
(d) Attack on the right as Longstreet suggested.

12. What prediction does Hancock make about the Rebels?
(a) They will concentrate on the left.
(b) They will strike again, this time in the middle.
(c) They will retreat before noon.
(d) They will attack the right flank again.

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

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

15. What is Stuart's initial response when Lee tells him there are officers who want Stuart court-martialed?
(a) He protests his innocence.
(b) He offers to resign from his post.
(c) He bows his head in shame.
(d) He wants to know who those officers are.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Sickles done that causes difficulty for the Union?

2. What does Fremantle think the war is really about?

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

4. Which of these countries is NOT represented at breakfast?

5. The song "Kathleen Mavourneen" remind Armistead of ___________.

(see the answer keys)

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