Quiz  /  Ironclads

  • 1. 
    What is another name for the Battle of the Ironclads?

  • Battle of Hampton Roads
  • Battle of Gettysburg
  • Battle of Fort Sumter
  • Battle of Shiloh

  • 2. 
    What was the Merrimack before the Confederates turned it into an ironclad?

  • A Confederate submarine
  • A Spanish merchant ship
  • A British cargo ship
  • A Union battleship

  • 3. 
    What did the Confederates call the Merrimack after they rebuilt it into an ironclad?

  • Caroline
  • Hampton
  • New Orleans
  • Virginia

  • 4. 
    True or False: Ironclad warships changed the future of naval warfare.

  • FALSE
  • TRUE

  • 5. 
    What Union ship did the Merrimack sink a the start of the battle?

  • USS Maryland
  • USS Monitor
  • USS Cumberland
  • USS Philadelphia

  • 6. 
    Who was captain of the Merrimack?

  • Frank Buchanan
  • Samuel Lee
  • David Porter
  • Andrew Foote

  • 7. 
    What happened when enemies fired cannonballs at the ironclads?

  • All of the above
  • The cannonballs easily sunk the ironclads
  • They missed because the ships were so fast
  • The cannonballs bounced right off

  • 8. 
    What was the name of the North's ironclad in the battle?

  • Merrimack
  • Monitor
  • Virginia
  • Maryland

  • 9. 
    Which side won the Battle of the Ironclads?

  • Neither side won
  • North
  • South

  • 10. 
    True or False: The Battle of the Ironclads proved that wooden ships were far superior to iron ships in battle.

  • TRUE
  • FALSE
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