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Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th U.S. President
  • 1. What was Grant's birth name?
A) Samuel Grant
B) Ulysses S. Grant
C) Thomas Grant
D) Hiram Ulysses Grant
  • 2. Which war did Ulysses S. Grant lead the Union forces to victory?
A) World War I
B) American Civil War
C) Vietnam War
D) War of 1812
  • 3. What was Ulysses S. Grant's military rank during the Civil War?
A) Lieutenant
B) Major
C) General
D) Colonel
  • 4. On what date did Ulysses S. Grant become the 18th President of the United States?
A) January 1, 1801
B) November 11, 1918
C) March 4, 1869
D) July 4, 1776
  • 5. What is the title of Grant's famous memoir?
A) Chronicles of Grant
B) War Diaries of Grant
C) Autobiography of a General
D) Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant
  • 6. How many terms did Ulysses S. Grant serve as President?
A) 4
B) 3
C) 2
D) 1
  • 7. Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified during Grant's tenure?
A) 25th Amendment
B) 10th Amendment
C) 15th Amendment
D) 5th Amendment
  • 8. Who succeeded Ulysses S. Grant as President?
A) Grover Cleveland
B) Rutherford B. Hayes
C) Chester A. Arthur
D) James A. Garfield
  • 9. What was the capital of the Confederate States during the Civil War?
A) Richmond, Virginia
B) Montgomery, Alabama
C) Atlanta, Georgia
D) Charleston, South Carolina
  • 10. Which military academy did Grant graduate from in 1843?
A) Sandhurst
B) Annapolis
C) Quantico
D) West Point
  • 11. Grant served two non-consecutive terms as President. Which party was he associated with?
A) Green Party
B) Democratic
C) Whig
D) Republican
  • 12. In 1884, Grant was diagnosed with what illness, which motivated him to write his memoirs to provide for his family?
A) Throat Cancer
B) Cholera
C) Pneumonia
D) Malaria
  • 13. In what city was Grant inaugurated as President?
A) New York City
B) Philadelphia
C) Washington, D.C.
D) Chicago
  • 14. Which writer did Grant famously work with on his memoirs?
A) Mark Twain
B) Maya Angelou
C) Edgar Allan Poe
D) Ernest Hemingway
  • 15. What was Grant's rank when he graduated from West Point?
A) 21st
B) 33rd
C) 8th
D) 43rd
  • 16. What was the name of Grant's father-in-law, who owned slaves before the Civil War?
A) Frederick Dent
B) Thomas Jefferson
C) Abraham Lincoln
D) John Adams
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