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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Lee (June 15, 1864) Chamberlain (June 18, 1864): Chapters 24-25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the north and south troops NOT share in common?
(a) Language.
(b) Cultures.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Beliefs.

2. What is new in the Civil War in comparison to previous wars that had been fought over open country with the occasional use of existing walls for cover?
(a) The use of trench warfare.
(b) The use of tobacco.
(c) The use of minie balls.
(d) The use of army tanks.

3. What has Longstreet failed to do that allows Grant the upper hand when considering Lee's troop size?
(a) Blow up the enemy.
(b) Attack supplies.
(c) Leave his troops.
(d) Join his troops.

4. By default, what practice do the Southerners want to maintain in the Civil War?
(a) Cotton picking.
(b) Primogeniture.
(c) Gender inequality.
(d) Slavery.

5. What do Confederate soldiers enter at Bristol station that Chamberlain notices takes them into a perfect trap?
(a) Crossfire.
(b) Fire.
(c) Grenades.
(d) Eruptions.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has an illness that takes him out of fighting on behalf of the Confederates, disappointing Lee?

2. Who does Chamberlain talk to in Northern Virginia about his new assignment as commander?

3. To what army does Chamberlain return in Northern Virginia in Chapter 3?

4. Who is the Confederate cavalry commander that delivers messages to General Lee?

5. Whose troops does Lee send to attack Washington and thereby reduce Grant's force near Petersburg?

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