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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Lee (March 31, 1865) Chamberlain (April 1, 1865) Lee (April 2, 1865): Chapters 41-43.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who denies a military commander's request for leadership after Gettysburg?
(a) Longfellow.
(b) Grant.
(c) Lee.
(d) Davis.

2. What does Lee get his engineers in response to the heavy rain?
(a) A makeshift bridge.
(b) A raincoat.
(c) A tent.
(d) A waterproof house.

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

4. How does Chamberlain and his wife travel away from the railroad station?
(a) By bus.
(b) By boat.
(c) By carriage.
(d) By metro.

5. After the draw battle in the Wilderness, where does Lee race south to set up the defenses?
(a) Shenandoah.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Spotsylvania.
(d) Pennsylvania.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who may have fought with Grant in Mexico but cannot remember any distinguishing characteristics about Grant?

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

3. Who has been criticized as losing the Battle of Gettysburg?

4. Who is Grant's wife?

5. Who prepares his Confederate cavalry to meet Sheridan's larger force?

(see the answer key)

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