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