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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Lee (May 1864): Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who replaces General Meade as the commander of the Federal forces?
(a) Sherman.
(b) Lincoln.
(c) Grant.
(d) Lee.

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

3. By default, what practice do the Southerners want to maintain in the Civil War?
(a) Primogeniture.
(b) Slavery.
(c) Gender inequality.
(d) Cotton picking.

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

5. What do Confederate soldiers enter at Bristol station that Chamberlain notices takes them into a perfect trap?
(a) Fire.
(b) Grenades.
(c) Crossfire.
(d) Eruptions.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wonders why God had chosen to take Stonewall Jackson?

2. At whom is Lee angry for trying to spread the blame for the defeat at Gettysburg?

3. Who arrives in Washington to meet the President in Chapter 7?

4. When was the Gettsyburg conflict?

5. Who is the President of the Federal forces?

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