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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 leads the Confederates in opposition to Sherman?
(a) Stuart.
(b) Meade.
(c) Johnson.
(d) Sorrel.

2. What does Lee see the Southern resistance in the Civil War as representative of?
(a) A fight for freedom from federal authority.
(b) A fight to preserve the union.
(c) A fight for control of land.
(d) A fight for equality.

3. Who expresses his frustration with bad intelligence where nothing that had been thought true the day before proves to be so?
(a) Grant.
(b) Sherman.
(c) Lee.
(d) Lincoln.

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

5. What tremendous advantage does the Union forces have over the Confederate ones in delivering supplies?
(a) Control of the roads.
(b) Access to water routes.
(c) Control of air strips.
(d) Access to land routes.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What do the north and south troops NOT share in common?

5. What is lacking in Meade's troops that Grant says he is used to but surprises Meade when they meet?

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