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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. Grant's father, Jesse R. Grant, was the ________ son of his family.
(a) First.
(b) Third.
(c) Fifth.
(d) Sixth.

2. Grant's time at West Point and in the military meant that he knew who?
(a) Foreign military leaders.
(b) Many Union military leaders.
(c) The President of the United States.
(d) Many of the other long-term military men from both sides of the Civil War.

3. Grant was sent to Ironton, Missouri, and eventually on to Jefferson City. While there, he met who for the first time?
(a) Colonel Mustard.
(b) Colonel Thomas Jefferson.
(c) Colonel Robert E. Lee.
(d) Colonel Jefferson B. Davis.

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

5. Why did Grant object to attending West Point?
(a) His family did not have the money to send him to West Point.
(b) He did not want to attend college.
(c) He feared he could not pass.
(d) He did not want to be in the military.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Grant feel about his involvement in the Mexican War?

2. 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.

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

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

5. In Chapter 13, Grant attended ________________ and said he didn't understand why people enjoyed the sport.

(see the answer key)

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