Famous Personality GK MCQ Questions on ‘Robert E. Lee’. Here we have given total 20 Quiz, very important for students.
1)When was Robert E. Lee born?
a) 1801
b) 1805
c) 1810
d) 1815
Answer – a) 1801
2)In which state was Robert E. Lee born?
a) Virginia
b) Maryland
c) Georgia
d) North Carolina
Answer – b) Maryland
3)Which military academy did Robert E. Lee graduate from at the top of his class?
a) West Point
b) Annapolis
c) VMI (Virginia Military Institute)
d) The Citadel
Answer – a) West Point
4)During which war did Robert E. Lee serve as a military officer from 1829 to 1861?
a) War of 1812
b) Mexican-American War
c) Civil War
d) American Revolutionary War
Answer – b) Mexican-American War
5)Which state did Robert E. Lee lead during the Civil War?
a) Mississippi
b) Texas
c) Virginia
d) Tennessee
Answer – c) Virginia
6)Robert E. Lee is best known for his leadership of which army during the Civil War?
a) Union Army
b) Confederate Army
c) Union Navy
d) Confederate Navy
Answer – b) Confederate Army
7)During which battle did Robert E. Lee lead the Confederate Army to a major victory in 1863?
a) Battle of Gettysburg
b) Battle of Antietam
c) Battle of Vicksburg
d) Battle of Bull Run
Answer – a) Battle of Gettysburg
8)What did Robert E. Lee do immediately after the Civil War ended?
a) Elected Governor of Virginia
b) Joined the Union Army
c) Became president of a university
d) Led a military coup
Answer – c) Became president of a university
9)What was the name of the surrendering general during the Appomattox Court House, marking the end of the Civil War?
a) Ulysses S. Grant
b) William T. Sherman
c) Jefferson Davis
d) Robert E. Lee
Answer – a) Ulysses S. Grant
10)What was Robert E. Lee’s stance on slavery?
a) He was a proponent of slavery
b) He was an abolitionist
c) He was indifferent to the issue
d) He publicly denounce
Answer – a) He was a proponent of slavery
11)In the years following the Civil War, Lee became a symbol of:
a) Union victory
b) Confederate rebellion
c) Reconciliation and unity
d) States’ rights
Answer – c) Reconciliation and unity
12)Where did Robert E. Lee grow up?
a) Arlington, Virginia
b) Richmond, Virginia
c) Charleston, South Carolina
d) Lexington, Kentucky
Answer – a) Arlington, Virginia
13)What was the name of the plantation owned by Robert E. Lee’s wife, which later became a cemetery?
a) Monticello
b) Mount Vernon
c) Arlington
d) Appomattox
Answer – c) Arlington
14)What is the title of the speech Robert E. Lee made upon surrendering at Appomattox Court House?
a) Farewell Address
b) Letter of Resignation
c) Declaration of Defeat
d) Final Address
Answer – a) Farewell Address
15)What was the final rank held by Robert E. Lee in the Confederate Army?
a) General
b) Major General
c) Lieutenant General
d) colonel
Answer – c) Lieutenant General
16)Where did Robert E. Lee die?
a) Arlington, Virginia
b) Richmond, Virginia
c) Washington, D.C.
d) Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Answer – a) Arlington, Virginia
17)How did Robert E. Lee die?
a) Killed in battle
b) Assassination
c) Heart attack
d) Stroke
Answer – d) Stroke
18)What was the basis of Robert E. Lee’s military strategy during the Civil War?
a) Offensive warfare
b) Guerrilla tactics
c) Defensive warfare
d) Attrition warfare
Answer – c) Defensive warfare
19)What is the name of the estate where Robert E. Lee and his wife lived after the Civil War?
a) Mount Vernon
b) Gettysburg
c) Grant Manor
d) Stratford Hall
Answer – d) Stratford Hall
20)Which historical figure was married to Robert E. Lee’s mother as her second husband?
a) Benjamin Franklin
b) George Washington
c) Thomas Jefferson
d) Patrick Henry
Answer – b) George Washington