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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. In Chapter 43, Sherman was ordered to prepare to attack _________________ and he successfully maneuvered into position.
(a) Lexington.
(b) Cincinnati.
(c) Knoxville.
(d) Chattanooga.

2. 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) Serve.
(b) Be a school teacher.
(c) Leave the country.
(d) Die for his country.

3. In Chapter 26, the Union troops advanced on _____________, Mississippi, and soon reported that the city had been captured.
(a) Columbia.
(b) Cape Town.
(c) Cincinnati.
(d) Corinth.

4. A change in what alerted Grant that there was likely to be a change in tactics, a fact that was soon proven true?
(a) Confederate capitals.
(b) Confederate Presidents.
(c) Union commanders.
(d) Confederate commanders.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Grant reported in September at the ________________ Barracks in St. Louis.

2. In Chapter 25, Grant said Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston was wounded at Shiloh and, refusing to give up his command because _________________, remained on his horse until he was so weak from loss of blood that he died.

3. On another occasion, Grant saw a man drawing water from a tree that had fallen in the river and questioned him before discovering what?

4. In Chapter 23, Grant received another promotion, this time to _______________ of the volunteers. In this role, he ordered a march on Nashville. There was some wrangling over the command and Grant was briefly relieved of the command then returned to the position.

5. In Chapter 32, Grant described the pressure of public opinion and said that no matter what criticism occurred, who stood behind him, providing support?

(see the answer key)

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