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