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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 32, Grant described the pressure of public opinion and said that no matter what criticism occurred, who stood behind him, providing support?
(a) George W. Bush.
(b) Stonewall Jackson.
(c) President Lincoln.
(d) President Robert E. Lee.

2. 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.
(a) Colonel.
(b) General.
(c) Major.
(d) Major-General.

3. Who taunted Grant?
(a) Most people with whom Grant came into contact in San Francisco.
(b) Another soldier.
(c) The governor of California.
(d) A ragged child.

4. In Chapter 24, Grant arrived with the army at ________________.
(a) Philadelphia Landing.
(b) Pennsylvania Landing.
(c) Pittsburg Landing.
(d) Paden's Landing.

5. The assault on the town that is the answer to #82 resulted in ______________ losses.
(a) Tremendous.
(b) No.
(c) Many.
(d) Few.

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

7. In Chapter 36, Grant said the campaign had been successful in doing what?
(a) Physically splitting two important Confederate troops.
(b) Weakening the morale of the Confederates.
(c) Gaining more supporters of the northern cause.
(d) Giving him a sense of purpose.

8. 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?
(a) His skill as a rider.
(b) The softness of the rain-soaked ground.
(c) The medical care he received right after the accident.
(d) The way his horse fell.

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

10. What did Grant say that Indians would do because they did not trust store owners to add up multiple purchases?
(a) They would not purchase anything at stores.
(b) They would pay for each separately.
(c) They would only come into buy one item at a time.
(d) They would add up their own purchases.

11. The military moved to Vera Cruz where the Americans beat at the city's walls until General ____________, the commander of the city, surrendered and General Scott's forces moved into the city.
(a) Suarez.
(b) Giunta.
(c) Gonzalez.
(d) Morales.

12. Grant planned to do a short stint in the military before doing what?
(a) Taking over his family's business.
(b) Retiring.
(c) Going to medical school.
(d) Teaching.

13. Grant described the use of the ____________ at this siege.
(a) Trenches.
(b) Cannons.
(c) Rifles.
(d) Shields.

14. In Chapter 12, Grant was promoted to _________________.
(a) Lieutenant colonel.
(b) Lieutenant general.
(c) First lieutenant.
(d) Second lieutenant.

15. In Chapter 17, states continued to secede from the Union and the Civil War broke out in ________ of 1861.
(a) May.
(b) April.
(c) June.
(d) July.

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. Eventually, Grant was ordered to San Francisco. When Grant's uniform first arrived, he put it on and went out in public. Why?

3. 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?

4. Grant believed that "a _______________ advance to Atlanta, to Vicksburg, or to any other desired point south" would have been possible, but the advantage was not pressed.

5. Ulysses S. Grant's mother was ______________ and her family was from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and he knew little about her parentage.

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