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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 contrasted General _______ with General Taylor.
(a) Smith.
(b) Davis.
(c) Morales.
(d) Scott.

2. In Chapter 21, Grant described the assault and capture of ____________.
(a) Fort Stewart.
(b) Fort David.
(c) Fort Scott.
(d) Fort Henry.

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

4. 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) Automatic weaponry.
(b) An exploding shell.
(c) Armored tanks.
(d) Shock and awe.

5. Grant received orders from General Halleck to change his position, but Grant did not. Why did he not obey?
(a) Halleck's orders would be different if he knew the army's current situation.
(b) Halleck is a poor leader.
(c) Grant does not take orders from anyone.
(d) Grant had already put his own plans in motion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Did Grant know everything there was to know about the war being waged in Mexico?

2. In Chapter 36, Grant said the campaign had been successful in doing what?

3. 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?

4. Grant's father, Jesse R. Grant, was the ________ son of his family.

5. Sherman questioned __________ Grant had planned after the siege at Vicksburg.

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