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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. Who is in charge of the Federal forces?
(a) Davis.
(b) Lee.
(c) Grant.
(d) Lincoln.

2. Where did Chamberlain lead a heroic bayonet charge?
(a) Little Round Top.
(b) Underground Lieu.
(c) Mormon Retreat.
(d) Litchfield Commons.

3. Who is the President of the Confederate forces?
(a) Lincoln.
(b) Davis.
(c) Grant.
(d) Chamberlain.

4. Where is Lee astride his horse overlooking the Potomac River?
(a) A Confederate stronghold.
(b) The President's mansion.
(c) A Federal stronghold.
(d) A high bluff.

5. What does Shaara employ to illustrate the battles that led to the failure at Bristol?
(a) Flashbacks.
(b) Symbolism.
(c) Irony.
(d) Metaphor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who suffers from debilitating arthritis that has rendered one of her arms shriveled and useless?

2. What does Lee get his engineers in response to the heavy rain?

3. How does Chamberlain and his wife travel away from the railroad station?

4. Whose army was defeated at Gettysburg?

5. Who is the President of the Federal forces?

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