Quiz on Augustus Baldwin Longstreet

Who served as president of four southern colleges and authored "Georgia Scenes"?

• Edgar Allan Poe

• Augustus Baldwin Longstreet

• William Longstreet

• L. Q. C. Lamar

Where was Augustus Baldwin Longstreet born?

• Oxford, Mississippi

• Litchfield, Connecticut

• Augusta, Georgia

• Elon, Alabama

What was the profession of Augustus Baldwin Longstreet after being admitted to the Georgia bar in 1815?

• Circuit-riding attorney

• Newspaper editor

• College professor

• Methodist preacher

Who was Augustus Baldwin Longstreet's wife?

• Hannah Randolph Longstreet

• Frances Eliza Parke

• Mary Longstreet

• Emily Lamar

What genre is "Georgia Scenes" considered to be?

• Gothic fiction

• Southwestern humor

• Romantic poetry

• Historical drama

Which famous writer reviewed "Georgia Scenes"?

• Mark Twain

• Edgar Allan Poe

• Nathaniel Hawthorne

• Herman Melville

What position did Longstreet hold at the University of Mississippi between 1849 and 1856?

• Professor of Law

• Chancellor

• Dean of Students

• Head Librarian

Who was Longstreet's son-in-law?

• James Longstreet

• L. Q. C. Lamar

• Edgar Allan Poe

• William Longstreet

What did Longstreet work on before his death in 1870?

• A novel about the Civil War

• A treatise about biblical interpretation

• A collection of poems

• A biography of Edgar Allan Poe

Where did Longstreet and his wife live as refugees during the Civil War?

• Oxford, Mississippi

• Augusta, Georgia

• Elon, Alabama

• Litchfield, Connecticut