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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Lee (March 31, 1865) Chamberlain (April 1, 1865) Lee (April 2, 1865): Chapters 41-43.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long is the pontoon bridge over the James River that the Federal forces pass over?
(a) 1 mile.
(b) 1/2 mile.
(c) 2 miles.
(d) 1/4 mile.

2. Who has taken and holds control of the Shenandoah Valley, allowing Lee's army to move westward into the Valley?
(a) Sheridan.
(b) Early.
(c) Stuart.
(d) Meade.

3. After the failed assault on Hancock's center, which general is badly wounded?
(a) Sorrel.
(b) Grant.
(c) Meade.
(d) Longstreet.

4. Who suggests that a war council would have helped prevent the first failed attempt on attacking Lee's center?
(a) Warren.
(b) Sedgwick.
(c) Sorrel.
(d) Meade.

5. How does Chamberlain and his wife travel away from the railroad station?
(a) By carriage.
(b) By metro.
(c) By bus.
(d) By boat.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is in charge of the Confederate forces?

3. Where is Lee astride his horse overlooking the Potomac River?

4. Who is in charge of the Federal forces?

5. What did Stonewall Jackson eventually die of?

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