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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 outlined a letter from ____________ who expressed gratitude for Grant having played an important role in the war situation at Chattanooga.
(a) Scott.
(b) Davis.
(c) Lincoln.
(d) Jefferson.

2. Grant cited the nature of the fort's commander and predicted what?
(a) No opposition.
(b) Quite a bit of opposition.
(c) A great deal of opposition.
(d) Little opposition.

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?
(a) Chicago.
(b) St. Louis.
(c) Santa Fe.
(d) Springfield.

4. In Chapter 20, Grant's troops came under fire for the first time at Belmont and he said they reacted how?
(a) Like volunteers.
(b) Like veteran fighters.
(c) Like old men.
(d) Like children.

5. Grant noted that the fifty-dollar gold pieces were not government issue but were common in the area and were called what?
(a) Slugs.
(b) Chunks.
(c) Slinks.
(d) Pounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. The army clashed with Lee's forces at the Battle of ________________, and Grant noted that there were dead and wounded left in a large, wooded area. When the woods caught on fire, there was no way to reach the wounded and those unable to drag themselves away died there.

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

4. In Chapter 55, the troops under Sheridan's command advanced on __________ Harbor but the Confederates, knowing that the position was one of tactical importance to the Union Army, were determined to hold it.

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

(see the answer key)

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