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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's situation changed yet again and he assumed the role of district commander in ______ Tennessee.
(a) South.
(b) East.
(c) North.
(d) West.

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

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

4. The military regiment left Corpus Christi and Grant was promoted to ______________.
(a) Second Lieutenant.
(b) Lieutenant General.
(c) Lieutenant Colonel.
(d) First Lieutenant.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 33, Grant set up a supply depot at Perkins' plantation and described a sense of what?

3. 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?

4. Grant noted after the surrender of Vicksburg that the men taken prisoner did what regarding the Union Army?

5. Where was Grant born?

(see the answer key)

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