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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Grant described the men posted at the edge of the river at Chattanooga and said they were accustomed to seeing what?
(a) Men swim away down the river.
(b) Soldiers drown in the rough waters.
(c) Many large animals.
(d) Confederates getting water from the opposite side of the river.

2. What information did Grant give of the dead and wounded?
(a) Where these men were located.
(b) Descriptions of injuries.
(c) Numbers.
(d) Causes of death or injury.

3. It took a couple of tries to gain control of the fort. What did Grant Grant placed part of the blame for the failed attack?
(a) Free talk.
(b) A lack of ammunitions.
(c) Weak soldiers.
(d) Poor planning.

4. Grant said that the army always created a ___________ fronted with a compilation of wood and dirt whenever they stopped, even if just for the night.
(a) Wall.
(b) Ford.
(c) Barrier.
(d) Trench.

5. Sherman decided to move first against ________________ and then Savannah.
(a) Milledgeville.
(b) Morristown.
(c) Mudville.
(d) Millersville.

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

7. The march began with a supply of _________ days' rations, a supply of ammunition and a herd of cattle being driven along with the army.
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Ten.
(d) Twenty.

8. The Confederates attacked a section of the Union forces repeatedly but were turned away each time, and Grant noted what about the Confederates?
(a) They were unskilled.
(b) They paid heavily in casualties.
(c) They were ruthless.
(d) They had very little training.

9. Lincoln said that his lack of what was a problem?
(a) Military expertise.
(b) Political expertise.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Education.

10. 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.
(a) Sun.
(b) Blue.
(c) Cold.
(d) Sea.

11. Grant and other officers were within full view - and rifle range - of the Confederates one day. Did the enemy shoot at them?
(a) Yes, many times.
(b) No, never.
(c) Yes, one time.
(d) Yes, a couple of times.

12. What did the loyalists soon begin to float on rafts down the river to the Union men?
(a) Letters.
(b) Confederate captives.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Provisions.

13. 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.
(a) Five.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Three.
(d) Ten.

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

15. In Chapter 41, Grant toured the area and the first order of business was to do what?
(a) Create more comfortable living conditions for the soldiers.
(b) Recruit more volunteers.
(c) Create a workable supply line.
(d) Find a place to camp.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 65, Grant described the battle at _________ Forks and the battles leading up to the final march on Petersburg.

2. 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?

3. The Union troops left behind in ______________ were called on to defend the city from invading Confederate soldiers.

4. In Chapter 67, Grant described the peace negotiations at ________________ and the terms of surrender that came from that meeting.

5. 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.

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