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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 40 through 49.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Grant traveled to _______________ where he met with Rosecrans, another commander who had troops in serious distress at Chattanooga.
(a) Kentucky.
(b) Missouri.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Alabama.

2. In Chapter 41, Grant toured the area and the first order of business was to do what?
(a) Find a place to camp.
(b) Recruit more volunteers.
(c) Create more comfortable living conditions for the soldiers.
(d) Create a workable supply line.

3. Grant appointed ______________ commander of the cavalry, believing that body of the military had been underutilized to that point.
(a) Sherman.
(b) Garland.
(c) Harney.
(d) Sheridan.

4. The following May, Grant moved to Galena, Illinois, where he began working as what in his father's store?
(a) A goldsmith.
(b) A cobbler.
(c) A clerk.
(d) A blacksmith.

5. On ____________, Grant issued a series of orders, including an order sending John A. McClernand to the right wing, Sherman to the left, and James B. McPherson at the middle.
(a) May 20, 1863.
(b) September 20, 1863.
(c) November 20, 1863.
(d) April 20, 1863.

Short Answer Questions

1. Grant talked about the Indians, saying that the trades between Indians and whites had originally been done in ___________, but business had moved to silver half-dollars.

2. Grant said the campaign against Atlanta lasted some ___________ months and "was one of the most memorable in history."

3. In Chapter 13, Grant attended ________________ and said he didn't understand why people enjoyed the sport.

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.

5. He asked for cavalry but was assigned to what?

(see the answer key)

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