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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. On May 22, Grant issued orders that scouts be sent out in search of what?
(a) Food.
(b) Shelter.
(c) The Confederate forces.
(d) Other Union troops.

3. In Chapter 43, Grant described the various points of attack, including that of Sherman at a place called ___________ Ridge.
(a) Montgomery.
(b) Missionary.
(c) Manhattan.
(d) Mississippi.

4. In Chapter 53, Grant recommended _____________ of his officers for promotion.
(a) Very few.
(b) One.
(c) None.
(d) Several.

5. On another occasion, Grant saw a man drawing water from a tree that had fallen in the river and questioned him before discovering what?
(a) He was actually a Confederate soldier.
(b) He was deaf.
(c) He was actually a slave.
(d) He was actually the Confederate President.

6. On ____________ 7, 1865, Grant sent Lee a note, saying further fighting would be useless and urging an end to the war.
(a) September.
(b) January.
(c) June.
(d) April.

7. In Chapter 42, Grant described what?
(a) The military situation.
(b) His experiences in the war.
(c) The troops.
(d) The Confederacy.

8. Grant described the complicated maneuvering it took to establish a siege of ______________.
(a) Petersburg.
(b) Philiipsburg.
(c) Strongsville.
(d) St. Petersburg.

9. When did Grant first meet Lee?
(a) Prior to the Civil War.
(b) At the end of the Civil War.
(c) At the beginning of the Civil War.
(d) in the middle of the Civil War.

10. Grant said the campaign against Atlanta lasted some ___________ months and "was one of the most memorable in history."
(a) Six.
(b) Ten.
(c) Four.
(d) Eight.

11. In Chapter 60, Grant wrote to Major General Thomas from Grant's headquarters in City Point, _______________, in early December.
(a) Virginia.
(b) South Carolina.
(c) Maryland.
(d) North Carolina.

12. One of Grant's commanders, General _______________, arrived at a house where Grant was seated on the verandah. The house belonged to Confederate loyalists and Grant was simply waiting there to watch the advance of his men.
(a) Meade.
(b) Twiggs.
(c) Scott.
(d) Johnston.

13. In Chapter 45, Grant was moved to ____________ and established a headquarters there.
(a) Knoxville.
(b) Memphis.
(c) Gatlinburg.
(d) Asheville.

14. Grant described the details of the first raid of the cavalry under _________________ command.
(a) Sheridan's.
(b) Sherman's.
(c) His.
(d) Jackson's.

15. A change in what alerted Grant that there was likely to be a change in tactics, a fact that was soon proven true?
(a) Union commanders.
(b) Confederate capitals.
(c) Confederate Presidents.
(d) Confederate commanders.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 65, the Union captured Petersburg and who visited with Grant there the day after the final assault?

2. Two days later, Grant set up a military trap with several troops apparently exposed to attack, hoping what?

3. Grant had another meeting with Lincoln and when Grant outlined his plan and reason for advancing, Lincoln said that he understood and compared it to a saying he'd heard, "If a man can't skin he must hold ___________ while somebody else does".

4. Each man carried ________ days' supply of food in addition to what was being hauled. As a wagon was emptied, it returned to a base camp where it was again filled with the same load and returned to the army camps.

5. In Chapter 48, a new campaign got underway, with __________ in command.

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