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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. Whose troops does Lee send to attack Washington and thereby reduce Grant's force near Petersburg?
(a) Meade.
(b) Early.
(c) Sorrel.
(d) Beauregard.

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

3. Who reassures Grant that the war is still his call and that Washington politics will not interfere with his decisions?
(a) Stuart.
(b) Sorrel.
(c) Sherman.
(d) Lincoln.

4. Who appeals to Davis with an idea to bring in new recruits from Georgia?
(a) Lee.
(b) Meade.
(c) Sorrel.
(d) Stuart.

5. Who is the best officer that Lee has after Jackson dies?
(a) Gordon.
(b) Stuart.
(c) Sorrel.
(d) Ewell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the real name of Mark Twain?

2. Who has taken and holds control of the Shenandoah Valley, allowing Lee's army to move westward into the Valley?

3. The Civil War was about the states' right to _____ from the Union.

4. Which officials, consisting of the vice president, assistant secretary of war, and president of the senate, visit Lincoln?

5. What do soldiers do as a sign of respect and by order of General Gordon at the ceremony?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Grant tempted to drink alcohol after Cold Harbor?

2. Why does Appomattox signify the end of the Civil War?

3. How does Grant succeed monetarily through his memoirs?

4. How does Grant recognize Lee's hopeless situation after Lee's troops fail to burn the bridges?

5. How does Lincoln's nomination affect the Federal soldiers and their confidence in victory?

6. Why does Lee believe that the statue of George Washington will remain intact during the war?

7. How is Lee's desperation evident at Christmas?

8. What is the oddity regarding soldiers who can view their own deaths in the war?

9. What does Lee fear about central leadership proposed in a message from Richmond?

10. How do Confederate troops show their obedience to Gordon in the surrender ceremony?

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