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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. Whose troops does Lee send to attack Washington and thereby reduce Grant's force near Petersburg?
(a) Early.
(b) Beauregard.
(c) Sorrel.
(d) Meade.

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

3. What are the whizzing bullets that pass Lee?
(a) Hand bullets.
(b) Grenades.
(c) Minie balls.
(d) Torpedo ones.

4. Who meets Chamberlain at the train station?
(a) His wife.
(b) His aunt.
(c) His daughter.
(d) His sister.

5. The thick brush, trees, swampy areas, and general tangle of vegetation in what area make it difficult to navigate?
(a) The Wilderness.
(b) The Canyon.
(c) The Underpass.
(d) The Bridge.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who orders Chamberlain to take out the Confederate artillery?

2. What were the northern and southern troops friendly enough to barter?

3. After the Federal soldiers cross James River, to whom does the command of Confederate soldiers go?

4. The victory at Cold Harbor for the Confederates was the result of a ________________.

5. What troops hide behind a railroad cut near the Bristol Station?

(see the answer key)

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