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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 50 through.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Grant built a house and sought to make a living from what?
(a) The land.
(b) Teaching at a local school.
(c) Owning a general store.
(d) Hunting.

2. The assault on the town that is the answer to #82 resulted in ______________ losses.
(a) Few.
(b) Many.
(c) Tremendous.
(d) No.

3. A letter dated _____________, 1864, from Grant to General Meade, indicated Grant's desire that Meade determine when he should withdraw troops from a deadly situation and when to press.
(a) June 3.
(b) September 3.
(c) August 3.
(d) April 3.

4. Grant said the Confederate troops were driven steadily back and eventually retreated. Grant said the victory was cinched by the arrival of whom?
(a) General W.H.L. Wallace.
(b) General George Washington.
(c) General Robert E. Lee.
(d) General Albert Sidney Johnston.

5. In Chapter 39, Grant outlined a plan to assault ___________ that was eventually vetoed.
(a) Savannah.
(b) Lexington.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Mobile.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 25, Grant said Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston was wounded at Shiloh and, refusing to give up his command because _________________, remained on his horse until he was so weak from loss of blood that he died.

2. Grant described the use of the ____________ at this siege.

3. In Chapter 23, Grant received another promotion, this time to _______________ of the volunteers. In this role, he ordered a march on Nashville. There was some wrangling over the command and Grant was briefly relieved of the command then returned to the position.

4. Grant believed that "a _______________ advance to Atlanta, to Vicksburg, or to any other desired point south" would have been possible, but the advantage was not pressed.

5. In Chapter 22, Grant planned to attack Fort Donelson but was hampered by what?

(see the answer key)

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