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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Grant described an incident in which who was apparently killed but was later seen watching another fight?
(a) A bullfighter.
(b) Abraham Lincoln.
(c) A cockfighter.
(d) A soldier.

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

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

4. Why did Grant object to attending West Point?
(a) He did not want to be in the military.
(b) His family did not have the money to send him to West Point.
(c) He feared he could not pass.
(d) He did not want to attend college.

5. Grant said that he looked back on the taking of "the City of Mexico" and could see that the troops should have done what?
(a) Taken no prisoners.
(b) Taken more prisoners.
(c) Moved in from a different direction than the one taken.
(d) Avoided war with Mexico at all costs.

6. Grant received orders from General Halleck to change his position, but Grant did not. Why did he not obey?
(a) Halleck's orders would be different if he knew the army's current situation.
(b) Grant does not take orders from anyone.
(c) Halleck is a poor leader.
(d) Grant had already put his own plans in motion.

7. In Chapter 34, the Union troops captured Port ____________. Grant was accompanied by his thirteen-year-old son.
(a) Gibson.
(b) Smith.
(c) Oregon.
(d) Washington.

8. 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 Robert E. Lee.
(d) President Lincoln.

9. A Confederate officer later said that he'd pointed Grant out to his men, saying that they were welcome to shoot him. Did anyone shoot at him?
(a) Yes, only once.
(b) Yes, but the shots purposely missed.
(c) Yes, several times.
(d) No.

10. Grant's situation changed yet again and he assumed the role of district commander in ______ Tennessee.
(a) South.
(b) West.
(c) East.
(d) North.

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

12. Grant built a house and sought to make a living from what?
(a) Owning a general store.
(b) Teaching at a local school.
(c) The land.
(d) Hunting.

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

14. How does Grant feel about his involvement in the Mexican War?
(a) He remembers it fondly.
(b) He regretted it.
(c) He does not remember much of it.
(d) He relished in it.

15. Lincoln called for volunteers and Grant joined, taking control of what?
(a) The young soldiers.
(b) Those soldiers coming from West Point.
(c) The other military leaders until they were given their assignments.
(d) The other volunteers until they arrived at their assignments.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Grant's father, Jesse R. Grant, was the ________ son of his family.

3. Who taunted Grant?

4. Grant contrasted General _______ with General Taylor.

5. Grant said General Rosecrans, who had not been successful at Corinth, did what in his advance again upon Corinth?

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