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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Grant cited the nature of the fort's commander and predicted what?
(a) Little opposition.
(b) Quite a bit of opposition.
(c) No opposition.
(d) A great deal of opposition.

2. 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) President Lincoln.
(b) George W. Bush.
(c) President Robert E. Lee.
(d) Stonewall Jackson.

3. Grant said General Rosecrans, who had not been successful at Corinth, did what in his advance again upon Corinth?
(a) Took the wrong road.
(b) Took a very exposed route.
(c) Took too few troops.
(d) Not provide enough rations for the trip.

4. In Chapter 13, Grant attended ________________ and said he didn't understand why people enjoyed the sport.
(a) Boxing.
(b) A cockfight.
(c) A bullfight.
(d) A dogfight.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Grant object to attending West Point?

2. How does Grant describe the civilians at Monterey?

3. Who taunted Grant?

4. He asked for cavalry but was assigned to what?

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?

Short Essay Questions

1. Grant arrived with the army at Pittsburg Landing and believed neither Pittsburg Landing nor Crump's Landing could be lost. Why?

2. Grant planned to attack Fort Donelson and predicted little opposition from the fort's commander. Why? What does this reveal about Grant?

3. In Chapter Twenty-Nine, troops supporting Grant at Corinth were moved out. How did this affect Grant? What might he have thought of this maneuver?

4. As Grant journeyed to Memphis, he encountered a Union loyalist who warned him of a neighbor who was a Southern sympathizer. What does this reveal about the difficulties involved in fighting a civil war?

5. When Lincoln called for volunteers at the start of the Civil War, Grant joined. Why?

6. Grant's troops came under fire for the first time at Belmont and he said they acted like veteran fighters. Why might they have fought so well?

7. Grant attended a bull fight. How did he feel about this? Why might he have felt this way?

8. In Chapter Sixteen, Grant resigned from the military. Why might he have done this?

9. Describe Ulysses S. Grant's parents.

10. Grant arrived in San Francisco and said there were many there seeking their fortunes in gold. How might this gold rush still be seen today?

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