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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. When does the novel begin?
(a) 20 days before the defeat.
(b) 20 days after the defeat.
(c) 10 days before the defeat.
(d) 10 days after the defeat.

2. Shaara offers biographies on which of the following leaders?
(a) Chamberlain, Ewell, and Early.
(b) Lincoln, Davis, and Grant.
(c) Lee, Stuart, and Meade.
(d) Grant, Lee, and Chamberlain.

3. Who does Chamberlain talk to in Northern Virginia about his new assignment as commander?
(a) Griffin.
(b) Stuart.
(c) Grant.
(d) Lee.

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

5. When was the Gettsyburg conflict?
(a) 1879.
(b) 1867.
(c) 1871.
(d) 1863.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Shaara employ to illustrate the battles that led to the failure at Bristol?

2. Who attacks at Bristol Station and fails?

3. Who meets Chamberlain at the train station?

4. Who had pressed the Federal soldiers hard at Chickamauga?

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

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