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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Palmer when the Confederacy seceded from the Union?
(a) Sitting in a doctor's office.
(b) At the Louisiana State Military Academy.
(c) At Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
(d) Making a bank deposit.

2. What practical item do many of the Confederate soldiers join the army without?
(a) A birth certificate.
(b) A weapon.
(c) Life insurance.
(d) Wives.

3. What is the argument of Confederate commanders who insist upon a battle in Chapter 1?
(a) That the soldiers must earn their wages.
(b) That the women will be disappointed.
(c) That they must do it for the Confederacy.
(d) That not fighting would be demoralizing.

4. Why isn't a surprise attack possible for the Confederates in Chapter 1?
(a) The generals talked and planned the battle.
(b) They have made too much noise.
(c) The Union soldiers can see them already.
(d) No one knows where the Union soldiers are.

5. Who describes the condition of the Confederate soldiers as they march in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Johnston.
(b) Jefferson.
(c) Sherman.
(d) Palmer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Palmer call the Confederate army from the vantage point of a ridge in Chapter 1?

2. How many Confederate commanders think the battle in Chapter 1 should be called off?

3. Which general is Palmer's boss?

4. In Johnston's opinion in Chapter 1, what kind of attack would the Confederacy need to make in order to have any chance at all of success?

5. Who killed the animal that the Confederate soldiers in Chapter 1 see and shoot at during their march?

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