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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 through 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 19, Grant was named _________________ and said he was surprised by the promotion.
(a) Brigadier-General.
(b) General.
(c) Lieutenant-Colonel.
(d) Colonel.

2. In Chapter 13, Grant attended ________________ and said he didn't understand why people enjoyed the sport.
(a) A dogfight.
(b) A cockfight.
(c) Boxing.
(d) A bullfight.

3. On a Friday, Grant took a fall with his horse and was injured, though not as seriously as he might have been because of what?
(a) The way his horse fell.
(b) The softness of the rain-soaked ground.
(c) The medical care he received right after the accident.
(d) His skill as a rider.

4. Grant described an incident in which who was apparently killed but was later seen watching another fight?
(a) A cockfighter.
(b) A soldier.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) A bullfighter.

5. Grant was impressed with whom at West Point?
(a) General Peterson.
(b) General Jackson.
(c) General Scott.
(d) General Davies.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 17, states continued to secede from the Union and the Civil War broke out in ________ of 1861.

2. A Confederate officer later said that he'd pointed Grant out to his men, saying that they were welcome to shoot him. Did anyone shoot at him?

3. Grant cited the nature of the fort's commander and predicted what?

4. Did Grant believe that he would be brave enough to fight a duel?

5. Why did Grant object to attending West Point?

(see the answer key)

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