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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 50 through.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Grant said he worked hard, but in 1858, he became ill with what?
(a) A recurring fever.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Lung fever.
(d) Scarlet fever.

2. As Grant made the journey, he encountered a Union loyalist, Mr. ___________, who said there were Confederates in the area and that a neighbor, a Southern sympathizer, was certain to report Grant's presence.
(a) De Rosa.
(b) De Loche.
(c) De Long.
(d) De Vane.

3. Grant returned to Corinth where he was faced with the daunting task of arranging _________________ for a large number of forces.
(a) Dinner.
(b) Accommodations.
(c) Training facilities.
(d) Weaponry.

4. In Chapter 54, Grant said the troops traveling in _________________ were faced with a different kind of country than they'd typically encountered across the south. The roads were in better condition and there was hardly ever a person seen other than those armed with Confederate sympathies.
(a) Tennessee.
(b) Georgia.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) Virginia.

5. In Chapter 27, Grant moved to _______________, where he set up headquarters.
(a) St. Louis.
(b) indianapolis.
(c) Memphis.
(d) Knoxville.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 20, Grant's troops came under fire for the first time at Belmont and he said they reacted how?

2. In Chapter 41, Grant toured the area and the first order of business was to do what?

3. In Chapter 10, the military moved quickly from Vera Cruz to avoid what?

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

5. Grant described the condition of Union troops as he arrived at Chattanooga. He said that they had little wood available to them and their clothing was insufficient for the coming winter, but that there was no way to get supplies in until when?

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