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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 59 through Appendix.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 Loche.
(b) De Rosa.
(c) De Vane.
(d) De Long.

2. Grant noted after the surrender of Vicksburg that the men taken prisoner did what regarding the Union Army?
(a) They ignored them.
(b) They teased and taunted them.
(c) They talked and mingled with them.
(d) They begged them to let them go free.

3. 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?
(a) The war ended.
(b) The reinforcements arrived.
(c) The President arrived.
(d) Spring.

4. In Chapter 35, Grant learned that McPherson's campaign was successful and Grant, who was with Sherman's men, pressed the advantage in order to capture who?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Stuart.
(c) Stephens.
(d) Beauregard.

5. Was the request granted?
(a) No.
(b) Yes, but not until several days later.
(c) Yes, right away.
(d) Yes, but not until many hours later.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 50, Grant said that soon after the fall of Atlanta, the Army of the ______________ began the campaign that would eventually result in the fall of the Confederate capital.

2. 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.

3. How does Grant feel about his involvement in the Mexican War?

4. The fighting continued and Grant described in detail the movements of the men and the ________-hour battle at Champion's Hill.

5. Grant described an incident in which who was apparently killed but was later seen watching another fight?

(see the answer key)

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