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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Lee (October-December 1863): Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose army was defeated at Gettysburg?
(a) Grant.
(b) Lee.
(c) Chamberlain.
(d) Stuart.

2. Who suffers from debilitating arthritis that has rendered one of her arms shriveled and useless?
(a) Sherman.
(b) Mary.
(c) Lee.
(d) Custis.

3. Who attacks at Bristol Station and fails?
(a) Grant.
(b) Chamberlain.
(c) Hill.
(d) Buchanan.

4. Who has been criticized as losing the Battle of Gettysburg?
(a) Longstreet.
(b) Sherman.
(c) Longfellow.
(d) Lee.

5. At whom is Lee angry for trying to spread the blame for the defeat at Gettysburg?
(a) Davis.
(b) Stuart.
(c) Dewey.
(d) Longstreet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Confederate soldiers enter at Bristol station that Chamberlain notices takes them into a perfect trap?

2. Who does Chamberlain talk to in Northern Virginia about his new assignment as commander?

3. What was not thorough enough according to Hill that caused the failed attack at Bristol?

4. When Meade had pressed on his army at Mine Run, who was criticized for his defensive maneuvers?

5. Who attempts to resign leadership but is denied after Gettysburg?

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