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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Longstreet (Mid-Morning, May 6, 1864) Hancock (Late Afternoon, May 6, 1864): Chapters 13-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were defensive maneuvers employed when Meade had pressed on his army at Mine Run?
(a) Lowering battelions.
(b) Digging trenches.
(c) Burning houses.
(d) Opening caves.

2. What has Longstreet failed to do that allows Grant the upper hand when considering Lee's troop size?
(a) Blow up the enemy.
(b) Attack supplies.
(c) Join his troops.
(d) Leave his troops.

3. Who does Lincoln talk about about the necessity of war being won for the preservation of democracy?
(a) Grant.
(b) Meade.
(c) Lee.
(d) Sherman.

4. Who crosses at Ely's Ford to the east?
(a) Lee.
(b) Hancock.
(c) Sherman.
(d) Stuart.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the President of the Confederate forces?

2. When does the novel begin?

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

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

5. Whose reinforcements arrive after marching thirty miles in less than two days?

(see the answer key)

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