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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 writes his memoirs at a house in the Blue Ridge Mountains?
(a) Stuart.
(b) Taylor.
(c) Grant.
(d) Lee.
2. Who goes to Washington after the surrender ceremony and visits Lincoln?
(a) Stuart.
(b) Lee.
(c) Gordon.
(d) Grant.
3. Who orders Chamberlain to take out the Confederate artillery?
(a) Meade.
(b) Sorrel.
(c) Griffin.
(d) Lee.
4. What is filled with explosives and blows a hole in the Confederate defense?
(a) Buildings.
(b) Bunkers.
(c) Tunnels.
(d) Planes.
5. Who does Lee visit that lost his will to fight at Gettysburg when he led a disastrous charge?
(a) Meade.
(b) Pickett.
(c) Stuart.
(d) Gordon.
Short Answer Questions
1. What do soldiers do as a sign of respect and by order of General Gordon at the ceremony?
2. What does Lee's forces lack, forcing the Confederates into a defensive position?
3. Who does Grant send to gain control of the Shenandoah Valley and prevent Lee from moving north?
4. Who is nominated for a second term as President?
5. What landing do the Federal forces' heavy artillery and supply wagons take a route to after Cold Harbor?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Grant succeed monetarily through his memoirs?
2. Why does Lee believe that the statue of George Washington will remain intact during the war?
3. How does access to water offer an advantage to Grant over Lee?
4. When Chamberlain rides back to the battle, how does he fool Confederate soldiers through a ruse?
5. How does Lee finally accept Grant's offer to discuss surrender?
6. Why is Lee worried about shifting command to Beauregard?
7. What does Chamberlain realize about the fight at Saylor's Creek?
8. Why does Appomattox signify the end of the Civil War?
9. Why is Grant tempted to drink alcohol after Cold Harbor?
10. What is the irony in Chamberlain's death at the time of World War I?
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