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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. Who knows that once engaged with Grant, the man will not back down?
(a) Lincoln.
(b) Lee.
(c) Sherman.
(d) Longstreet.

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

3. Who is in charge of the Federal forces?
(a) Grant.
(b) Davis.
(c) Lee.
(d) Lincoln.

4. Where is Lee astride his horse overlooking the Potomac River?
(a) A Federal stronghold.
(b) A high bluff.
(c) A Confederate stronghold.
(d) The President's mansion.

5. When does Lee bring his army into Virginia successfully?
(a) 1866.
(b) 1863.
(c) 1865.
(d) 1867.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What are the whizzing bullets that pass Lee?

3. What is Lee's horse's name?

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

5. What does Lee see the Southern resistance in the Civil War as representative of?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lee account for the failure at Bristol through his flashbacks?

2. Why does Grant fight in the Civil War?

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

4. When Hancock says, "The soldiers have seen something new, a new horror, a new way to die. They have seen the face of hell," what does he imply about fire and fighting?

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

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

7. Why does Lee want to resign?

8. How does Lee take Longstreet's view of Grant into his planning for the war?

9. Describe the interaction between Hill and Lee as they survey the failed attempt at Bristol.

10. How do troops on both sides of the war reveal their similarities through bartering?

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