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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. Who has been criticized as losing the Battle of Gettysburg?
(a) Sherman.
(b) Longstreet.
(c) Lee.
(d) Longfellow.

2. At whom is Lee angry for trying to spread the blame for the defeat at Gettysburg?
(a) Davis.
(b) Dewey.
(c) Longstreet.
(d) Stuart.

3. Who meets Chamberlain at the train station?
(a) His daughter.
(b) His aunt.
(c) His sister.
(d) His wife.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Chamberlain return by train?

2. Who is to approach Richmond from the north but not take the city?

3. Shaara offers biographies on which of the following leaders?

4. What has a far weaker central government than the Union?

5. What unorthodox practice does Meade have that shows a change of heart in Meade from bitterness to faith?

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