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

2. The military moved to Vera Cruz where the Americans beat at the city's walls until General ____________, the commander of the city, surrendered and General Scott's forces moved into the city.
(a) Suarez.
(b) Gonzalez.
(c) Giunta.
(d) Morales.

3. In Chapter 19, Grant was named _________________ and said he was surprised by the promotion.
(a) Brigadier-General.
(b) Lieutenant-Colonel.
(c) General.
(d) Colonel.

4. A Confederate officer later said that he'd pointed Grant out to his men, saying that they were welcome to shoot him. Did anyone shoot at him?
(a) No.
(b) Yes, only once.
(c) Yes, several times.
(d) Yes, but the shots purposely missed.

5. 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?
(a) The medical care he received right after the accident.
(b) The softness of the rain-soaked ground.
(c) The way his horse fell.
(d) His skill as a rider.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Grant said that once the city fell, it seemed that long-term occupation would be _____________.

3. The following May, Grant moved to Galena, Illinois, where he began working as what in his father's store?

4. Grant said he worked hard, but in 1858, he became ill with what?

5. He described breaking ________ for working with the military.

(see the answer key)

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