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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 takes Petersburg while the Federal soldiers take Richmond?
(a) Lee.
(b) Sorrel.
(c) Grant.
(d) Stuart.

2. Who will lead his division of Black soldiers into the breach made by blowing a hole in the Confederate defense?
(a) Ferrero.
(b) Johnson.
(c) Pleasant.
(d) Meade.

3. Whose army is starving and expects a shipment of rations for his men to arrive?
(a) Grant.
(b) Sheridan.
(c) Hill.
(d) Lee.

4. Who marches to the sea, gaining momentum over Confederates?
(a) Markus.
(b) Grant.
(c) Meade.
(d) Sherman.

5. Who halts his troops while a Confederate officer rides his way under a white flag?
(a) Chamberlain.
(b) Grant.
(c) Ord.
(d) Lee.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes up with a bold plan that must be carried out flawlessly for Lee?

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

3. What issue is emotional and political to Confederates regardless of why the Civil War is being waged?

4. What is lacking in Meade's troops that Grant says he is used to but surprises Meade when they meet?

5. After the Federal soldiers cross James River, to whom does the command of Confederate soldiers go?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Lee worried about shifting command to Beauregard?

3. How does Shaara powerfully convey the death of Hill, one of Lee's leaders through a third-person point of view of an unknown officier?

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

5. What does Chamberlain realize about the fight at Saylor's Creek?

6. How does access to water offer an advantage to Grant over Lee?

7. How does the battle at Fort Stedman begin initially by accident?

8. Why is Lee disappointed that Lincoln is reelected?

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

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

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