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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. After the draw battle in the Wilderness, where does Lee race south to set up the defenses?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Spotsylvania.
(c) Shenandoah.
(d) Pennsylvania.

2. When the South cannot waste resources, what became important?
(a) Defending honor.
(b) Finding cover.
(c) Building armies.
(d) Fighting agents.

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

4. What does Meade unite with his replacement as commander in their mission to win the war as?
(a) Parsimonious leaders.
(b) Brothers in arms.
(c) Power-thirsty soldiers.
(d) Fame-hungry officials.

5. Who does Chamberlain talk to in Northern Virginia about his new assignment as commander?
(a) Stuart.
(b) Lee.
(c) Griffin.
(d) Grant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sends a communication to Grant, informing him that the enemy is advancing on the Orange Turnpike?

2. Who shot Stonewall Jackson during the Battle of Chancellorsville?

3. What practice of the commander do foreign dignitaries mock when they visit his quarters?

4. When the rain falls, what swells up, ready to flood, making it difficult to cross?

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

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