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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the Federal forces NOT have necessarily that is superior to the Confederate forces?
(a) Weapons.
(b) Good looks.
(c) Horses.
(d) Numbers of men.

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

3. What does Lee get his engineers in response to the heavy rain?
(a) A raincoat.
(b) A makeshift bridge.
(c) A tent.
(d) A waterproof house.

4. What is Lee's horse's name?
(a) Guest.
(b) Othello.
(c) Markus.
(d) Traveler.

5. What were the northern and southern troops friendly enough to barter?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Cotton.
(c) Diamonds.
(d) Women.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has been criticized as losing the Battle of Gettysburg?

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

3. Who may have fought with Grant in Mexico but cannot remember any distinguishing characteristics about Grant?

4. 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?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. When Meade had pressed on his army at Mine Run, why was Lee criticized and how is this ironic for the South?

2. How does Shaara describe Hill's attack at Bristol Station?

3. How does Grant get Meade on his side working together to fight the Confederates?

4. How does Shaara describe Chamberlain's return home to Maine?

5. What is the cliche surrounding the Southern reason for fighting in the Civil War and how does Lee oppose this?

6. What does the figure of Grant represent in Washington during the war?

7. How does Grant relieve his frustration by cutting wood?

8. How does Shaara reveal who the significant characters of "The Last Full Measure" are?

9. How does Shaara describe the interaction of foreign dignitaries with Grant and Meade?

10. Who is General Sedgwick and how does he die?

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