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

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

• Professor of Law

• Chancellor

• Dean of Students

• Head Librarian

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

What is the Longstreet-Lamar House recognized as today?

• A museum

• A national historic landmark

• A public library

• A university building

What was Longstreet's role at Emory College in Atlanta?

• President

• Dean

• Professor of Theology

• Head Librarian

Which famous writer reviewed "Georgia Scenes"?

• Mark Twain

• Edgar Allan Poe

• Nathaniel Hawthorne

• Herman Melville

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

• Oxford, Mississippi

• Augusta, Georgia

• Elon, Alabama

• Litchfield, Connecticut