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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Grant (May 4, 1864) Lee (May 5, 1864): Chapters 9-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the South cannot waste resources, what became important?
(a) Fighting agents.
(b) Defending honor.
(c) Finding cover.
(d) Building armies.

2. Where is Lee astride his horse overlooking the Potomac River?
(a) A Confederate stronghold.
(b) A Federal stronghold.
(c) The President's mansion.
(d) A high bluff.

3. What was not thorough enough according to Hill that caused the failed attack at Bristol?
(a) Reconnaissance.
(b) Hard work.
(c) Planning.
(d) Fighting.

4. Who may have fought with Grant in Mexico but cannot remember any distinguishing characteristics about Grant?
(a) Lincoln.
(b) Longstreet.
(c) Lee.
(d) Sherman.

5. When the rain falls, what swells up, ready to flood, making it difficult to cross?
(a) The river.
(b) The bridge.
(c) The pontoon.
(d) The lake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What unorthodox practice does Meade have that shows a change of heart in Meade from bitterness to faith?

2. At whom is Lee angry for trying to spread the blame for the defeat at Gettysburg?

3. What does Lee accept as divine judgment at Gettysburg?

4. What era does Grant think Meade's unorthodox practice represent?

5. If the South won the Civil War, what might disintegrate as a result?

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