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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chamberlain (April 12, 1865) Lee (April 12, 1865) Grant (April 14, 1865): Chapter 53-55.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The thick brush, trees, swampy areas, and general tangle of vegetation in what area make it difficult to navigate?
(a) The Wilderness.
(b) The Bridge.
(c) The Underpass.
(d) The Canyon.

2. What does Lee's forces lack, forcing the Confederates into a defensive position?
(a) Strength.
(b) Power.
(c) Mobility.
(d) Agility.

3. Who engage with Gordon's troops at Saylor's Creek?
(a) The Confederate Troops.
(b) The Federal Second Corps.
(c) The Anarchist Leaders.
(d) The Union Soldiers.

4. Who moves his Confederates against Warren's Federal soldiers, who are trying to hold a crossroads on the Orange Turnpike?
(a) Ewell.
(b) Sorrel.
(c) Longstreet.
(d) Meade.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What troops hide behind a railroad cut near the Bristol Station?

2. When was the Gettsyburg conflict?

3. Who misses Stuart's leadership of the cavalry?

4. Who has an illness that takes him out of fighting on behalf of the Confederates, disappointing Lee?

5. Before what event had the Federal soldiers lost more times than they won?

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