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

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

3. When was the Gettsyburg conflict?
(a) 1879.
(b) 1863.
(c) 1871.
(d) 1867.

4. Through effective leadership, what were the Federal forces capable of doing according to Lincoln?
(a) Losing.
(b) Acquisition of land.
(c) Winning.
(d) Concessions.

5. Who had pressed the Federal soldiers hard at Chickamauga?
(a) Joyce.
(b) Sherman.
(c) Bragg.
(d) Lee.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When does the novel begin?

3. What era does Grant think Meade's unorthodox practice represent?

4. What does Grant want most from the war?

5. What is lacking in the military preparations for both the northern and southern troops in the Wilderness, making it difficult to find each other?

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