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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. 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) Be a school teacher.
(c) Serve.
(d) Die for his country.

2. In Chapter 38, why did the siege end?
(a) A torrential rain began that made it impossible to continue fighting.
(b) No soldiers on either side were healthy enough to continue fighting.
(c) The Northerns called for a truce.
(d) The Confederates called for a truce.

3. Did Grant dwell on the duel he saw?
(a) No, he talked mostly about the impact of the duel on his own thoughts.
(b) No, he hardly mentions the duel or its effect on him.
(c) No, he talked mostly about the impact of the duel on the family members of those involved in a duel.
(d) Yes, he spent a great deal of time replaying the duel.

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

5. Grant noted after the surrender of Vicksburg that the men taken prisoner did what regarding the Union Army?
(a) They teased and taunted them.
(b) They talked and mingled with them.
(c) They ignored them.
(d) They begged them to let them go free.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Confederates destroyed Union supplies intended for Grant's army and he sent troops out in widening circles to gather what?

2. Why did Grant object to attending West Point?

3. Grant contrasted General _______ with General Taylor.

4. While the United States wanted a war with Mexico over disputed territory, Grant said what was important?

5. After Grant enlisted in the army at the beginning of the Civil War, the women of Galena asked him to describe what in detail?

(see the answer key)

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