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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. He asked for cavalry but was assigned to what?
(a) The airborne division.
(b) The mountain division.
(c) The infantry.
(d) The armored division.

2. Did Grant know everything there was to know about the war being waged in Mexico?
(a) Hardly.
(b) Mostly.
(c) No.
(d) Yes.

3. Eventually, Grant was ordered to San Francisco. When Grant's uniform first arrived, he put it on and went out in public. Why?
(a) He was hoping to encourage others to join the military.
(b) He was apparently seeking acclaim for his military service.
(c) He had no other clothes to wear.
(d) He was promoting attending West Point.

4. Grant said he worked hard, but in 1858, he became ill with what?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Lung fever.
(c) A recurring fever.
(d) Scarlet fever.

5. Who was Nicholas P. Trist?
(a) A U.S. soldier who was a POW in Mexico.
(b) A U.S. representative charged with negotiating a peace treaty.
(c) A Christian missionary who translated during the peace treaty.
(d) A U.S. civilian who risked his life to get important information to Grant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Grant say that Indians would do because they did not trust store owners to add up multiple purchases?

2. Grant talked about the Indians, saying that the trades between Indians and whites had originally been done in ___________, but business had moved to silver half-dollars.

3. Grant's time at West Point and in the military meant that he knew who?

4. Grant said that he looked back on the taking of "the City of Mexico" and could see that the troops should have done what?

5. In Chapter 18, Grant left Galena as commander of the _______ Regiment.

(see the answer key)

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