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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. During a brief leave to go home, Grant wrote a letter to Adjutant-General Colonel L. Thomas, saying that he'd been educated at the government's expense and now wanted to do what?
(a) Leave the country.
(b) Serve.
(c) Be a school teacher.
(d) Die for his country.

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

3. Did Grant believe that he would be brave enough to fight a duel?
(a) Yes, maybe.
(b) No, never.
(c) Yes, of course.
(d) Yes, if he had no other choice.

4. In Chapter 15, Grant arrived in San Francisco and said there were many there seeking what?
(a) Work.
(b) New friendships.
(c) Their fortunes in gold.
(d) Lost family members.

5. How does Grant describe the civilians at Monterey?
(a) Friendly.
(b) Shy.
(c) Hostile.
(d) Worried.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, Grant was promoted to _________________.

2. Davis had orders that Grant would return to St. Louis where Grant discovered that he was to take command of what?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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