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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Lee (May 9, 1864) Grant (May 9, 1864): Chapters 17-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the Major ordered to lead three brigades down the cut, placing Hancock's Federal soldiers into a deep V?
(a) Sorrel.
(b) Longstreet.
(c) Lee.
(d) Sherman.

2. What unorthodox practice does Meade have that shows a change of heart in Meade from bitterness to faith?
(a) His use of the flag.
(b) His choice of troops.
(c) His sharing of supplies.
(d) His swearing.

3. What is lacking in the military preparations for both the northern and southern troops in the Wilderness, making it difficult to find each other?
(a) Ammunition.
(b) Aerial observations.
(c) Oversight.
(d) Strategic planning.

4. Who is Lee upset with that had not taken the initiative to attack the Federal right flank when the opportunity arose?
(a) Grant.
(b) Ewell.
(c) Meade.
(d) Sorrel.

5. Who does Lee go to visit that has become ill but still meets him on his horse on a small road?
(a) Longfellow.
(b) Hill.
(c) Sherman.
(d) Grant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book is "The Last Full Measure" in Shaara's set of Civil War books?

2. If the South won the Civil War, what might disintegrate as a result?

3. What is new in the Civil War in comparison to previous wars that had been fought over open country with the occasional use of existing walls for cover?

4. Who replaces General Meade as the commander of the Federal forces?

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

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