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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 may have fought with Grant in Mexico but cannot remember any distinguishing characteristics about Grant?
(a) Lincoln.
(b) Sherman.
(c) Lee.
(d) Longstreet.

2. Before what event had the Federal soldiers lost more times than they won?
(a) Annapolis.
(b) Gettysburg.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Malbec.

3. From what period do terribly bloody battles follow one another according to Shaara?
(a) 1867-1868.
(b) 1871-1879.
(c) 1865-1866.
(d) 1861-1863.

4. What does Lee get his engineers in response to the heavy rain?
(a) A waterproof house.
(b) A tent.
(c) A makeshift bridge.
(d) A raincoat.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. By default, what practice do the Southerners want to maintain in the Civil War?

3. Where does Chamberlain return by train?

4. Who denies a military commander's request for leadership after Gettysburg?

5. Where is Lee astride his horse overlooking the Potomac River?

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