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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 27 through 39.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 30, Grant described the battle at Vicksburg and Sherman's advance along the ___________ River.
(a) Mississippi.
(b) White.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Chattahoochee.

2. Davis had orders that Grant would return to St. Louis where Grant discovered that he was to take command of what?
(a) The large district in Missouri and Nebraska.
(b) The large district in Illinois and Indiana.
(c) The large district in Missouri and Illinois.
(d) The large district in Illinois.

3. Grant mentioned the use of ______________ used by the Confederates in an apparent attempt to keep the Union men on their guard, though Grant said he couldn't remember a single death from that tactic.
(a) Armored tanks.
(b) An exploding shell.
(c) Automatic weaponry.
(d) Shock and awe.

4. Sherman questioned __________ Grant had planned after the siege at Vicksburg.
(a) A campaign.
(b) A meeting.
(c) An advance.
(d) A retreat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 31, Grant's headquarters were moved to ___________ Springs.

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

3. In Chapter 29, troops supporting Grant at Corinth were moved out and Grant said it put him in the unenviable position of being what?

4. Former slaves join up with the army and Grant's orders were to allow them to remain within the protection of the military, as long as the slaves do what?

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

(see the answer key)

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