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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. Lincoln called for volunteers and Grant joined, taking control of what?
(a) The young soldiers.
(b) The other volunteers until they arrived at their assignments.
(c) Those soldiers coming from West Point.
(d) The other military leaders until they were given their assignments.

2. In Chapter 26, the Union troops advanced on _____________, Mississippi, and soon reported that the city had been captured.
(a) Cape Town.
(b) Corinth.
(c) Cincinnati.
(d) Columbia.

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

4. In Chapter 20, Grant's troops came under fire for the first time at Belmont and he said they reacted how?
(a) Like children.
(b) Like old men.
(c) Like volunteers.
(d) Like veteran fighters.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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?

4. In Chapter 16, Grant resigned from the military. He and Julia had two children by this time and Grant moved the family to land she owned near what city?

5. How does Grant describe the civilians at Monterey?

(see the answer key)

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