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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. What were defensive maneuvers employed when Meade had pressed on his army at Mine Run?
(a) Lowering battelions.
(b) Opening caves.
(c) Digging trenches.
(d) Burning houses.

2. Who is Lee upset with that had not taken the initiative to attack the Federal right flank when the opportunity arose?
(a) Grant.
(b) Sorrel.
(c) Meade.
(d) Ewell.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After the failed assault on Hancock's center when the log wall burned, the attack was repulsed. Who died?

2. The push against Pickett near the intersection of three roads known as ________ starts out confused.

3. For mutually beneficial transactions, what were northern and southern troops willing to have temporarily?

4. Who is killed by Federal soldiers, shot clean through the heart like a deer?

5. What belonging to Lee is greatly outnumbered by Confederate forces?

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