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Fight For Fort Sumter Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about the fight for Fort Sumter and events leading up to it.

A multiple-choice quiz by foxgap. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
foxgap

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
78,631

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
3275

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. The day after Lincoln was inaugurated he received a message from the commander of Fort Sumter. Who was the commanding officer? Hint

Captain Phillip Sheridan

Col. George C. Buell

Major B. A. Shindle

Major Robert Anderson

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Question 2 of 10

2. What problem was the commander reporting? Hint

They had less than a six week supply of food

His men were deserting

Ammunition was in short supply

The fort was in dismal condition

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Question 3 of 10

3. Why were the Confederates upset about Fort Sumter? Hint

Confederate soldiers held prisoner there

They weren't allowed to inspect the fort

They were firing on Charleston

The presence of a hostile force in Confederate territory

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Question 4 of 10

4. Lincoln brought on an encounter by telling the governor that they would attempt to resupply the fort.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the Confederate commanding officer at Charleston? Hint

Gen. Robert E. Lee

Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard

Gen. Hubert Smiley

Gen. Albert S. Johnson

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Question 6 of 10

6. General Beauregard was a student at West Point. What did he study? Hint

Battle strategy

Cavalry tactics

Engineering

Artillery

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Question 7 of 10

7. The Confederate government ordered the General to demand the evacuation of the fort. Where was the Confederate government located? Hint

Richmond, Virgina

Charleston, S. C.

Atlanta, Georgia

Montgomery, Alabama

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Question 8 of 10

8. Major Anderson said he would evacuate the fort in four days unless he received other instructions or additional supplies from his government. Was this acceptable to the Confederates?

Yes

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many guns were used in the bombardment of Fort Sumter? Hint

125

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Question 10 of 10

10. The bombardment of Fort Sumter initiated the bloodiest war in American history.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The day after Lincoln was inaugurated he received a message from the commander of Fort Sumter. Who was the commanding officer?

Answer: Major Robert Anderson

Major Anderson and his men were in a bad spot, a long way from friendly faces and outnumbered.

2. What problem was the commander reporting?

Answer: They had less than a six week supply of food

Major Anderson knew they could not hold out for long without being resupplied.

3. Why were the Confederates upset about Fort Sumter?

Answer: The presence of a hostile force in Confederate territory

The Confederates felt that Fort Sumter was their property and Union troops could not be allowed to have control of the fort.

4. Lincoln brought on an encounter by telling the governor that they would attempt to resupply the fort.

Answer: True

Lincoln hoped that by devising a plan to get the Confederates to fire first he could inspire the states that had not already seceded to unite to save the Union.

5. Who was the Confederate commanding officer at Charleston?

Answer: Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard

6. General Beauregard was a student at West Point. What did he study?

Answer: Engineering

The two opposite commanders at the battle for Fort Sumter were, in fact, good friends. Major Anderson and General Beauregard's friendship reached back to the Confederate commander's days at West Point.

7. The Confederate government ordered the General to demand the evacuation of the fort. Where was the Confederate government located?

Answer: Montgomery, Alabama

The Confederate capital was started in Alabama and then moved to Virginia.

8. Major Anderson said he would evacuate the fort in four days unless he received other instructions or additional supplies from his government. Was this acceptable to the Confederates?

Answer: No

9. How many guns were used in the bombardment of Fort Sumter?

Answer: 43

The guns were in a circle surrounding the fort thus hitting it from all sides at once.

10. The bombardment of Fort Sumter initiated the bloodiest war in American history.

Answer: True

More Americans fell during the Civil War than in any other war.

Source: Author foxgap

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