US History MCQs

US Civil War Naval Battles MCQs with Answer

Which naval battle marked the first clash of ironclad warships, the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia?
A) Battle of Mobile Bay
B) Battle of Hampton Roads
C) Battle of New Orleans
D) Battle of Vicksburg
Answer: B

In which naval battle did Union Admiral David Farragut famously say, “Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!?
A) Battle of Hampton Roads
B) Battle of Mobile Bay
C) Battle of Fort Fisher
D) Battle of Galveston
Answer: B

Which naval battle was the largest and bloodiest of the Civil War, taking place on the Mississippi River?
A) Battle of Hampton Roads
B) Battle of Mobile Bay
C) Battle of Fort Pillow
D) Battle of Memphis
Answer: C

What was the outcome of the Battle of Fort Sumter, the first battle of the Civil War?
A) Union victory
B) Confederate victory
C) Stalemate
D) Naval blockade
Answer: B

Which naval battle in the Western Theater secured Union control of the Mississippi River and divided the Confederacy?
A) Battle of Hampton Roads
B) Battle of Mobile Bay
C) Battle of New Orleans
D) Battle of Vicksburg
Answer: D

Which naval battle resulted in the capture of the Confederate ironclad CSS Atlanta by the USS Weehawken?
A) Battle of Hampton Roads
B) Battle of Mobile Bay
C) Battle of Galveston
D) Battle of Wassaw Sound
Answer: D

In which naval battle did Confederate forces capture the USS Housatonic using a spar torpedo?
A) Battle of Hampton Roads
B) Battle of Mobile Bay
C) Battle of Charleston Harbor
D) Battle of Vicksburg
Answer: C

Which naval battle was a joint Army-Navy operation that led to the capture of New Orleans?
A) Battle of Hampton Roads
B) Battle of Mobile Bay
C) Battle of Fort Fisher
D) Battle of New Orleans
Answer: D

What was the result of the Battle of Mobile Bay, where Union Admiral David Farragut issued his famous order?
A) Union victory
B) Confederate victory
C) Stalemate
D) Naval blockade
Answer: A

Which naval battle saw the Confederate ironclad CSS Arkansas engage Union forces on the Yazoo River?
A) Battle of Hampton Roads
B) Battle of Mobile Bay
C) Battle of Memphis
D) Battle of Yazoo City
Answer: D

In which naval battle did the Confederate commerce raider CSS Alabama sink the USS Hatteras?
A) Battle of Hampton Roads
B) Battle of Mobile Bay
C) Battle of Cherbourg
D) Battle of Galveston
Answer: C

Which naval battle was a significant victory for the Union in the Eastern Theater, protecting Washington, D.C.?
A) Battle of Hampton Roads
B) Battle of Mobile Bay
C) Battle of Hampton’s Roads
D) Battle of Drewry’s Bluff
Answer: C

In which naval battle did the Confederate ironclad CSS Albemarle attack Union ships on the Roanoke River?
A) Battle of Hampton Roads
B) Battle of Mobile Bay
C) Battle of Plymouth
D) Battle of Elizabeth City
Answer: C

Which naval battle was a Confederate victory and resulted in the capture of Union gunboats on the Tennessee River?
A) Battle of Hampton Roads
B) Battle of Mobile Bay
C) Battle of Plum Point Bend
D) Battle of Columbus
Answer: C

In which naval battle did the Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia (Merrimack) engage the USS Monitor?
A) Battle of Hampton Roads
B) Battle of Mobile Bay
C) Battle of Fort Pillow
D) Battle of Vicksburg
Answer: A

Which naval battle in the Western Theater saw the Union’s capture of Confederate gunboats on the Tennessee River?
A) Battle of Hampton Roads
B) Battle of Mobile Bay
C) Battle of Plum Point Bend
D) Battle of Columbus
Answer: C

In which naval battle did Union forces capture the Confederate ironclad CSS Atlanta on the Savannah River?
A) Battle of Hampton Roads
B) Battle of Mobile Bay
C) Battle of Wassaw Sound
D) Battle of Plum Point Bend
Answer: C

Which naval battle was a Confederate victory and involved the capture of the USS Somerset by the CSS Florida?
A) Battle of Hampton Roads
B) Battle of Mobile Bay
C) Battle of Cherbourg
D) Battle of Galveston
Answer: C

In which naval battle did the Confederate commerce raider CSS Alabama engage and sink the USS Kearsarge?
A) Battle of Hampton Roads
B) Battle of Mobile Bay
C) Battle of Cherbourg
D) Battle of Galveston
Answer: C

Which naval battle saw the Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia II engage Union forces on the James River?
A) Battle of Hampton Roads
B) Battle of Mobile Bay
C) Battle of Chaffin’s Bluff
D) Battle of Drewry’s Bluff
Answer: D

In which naval battle did the Union’s Mississippi Squadron capture the Confederate river ironclad CSS Arkansas?
A) Battle of Hampton Roads
B) Battle of Mobile Bay
C) Battle of Yazoo City
D) Battle of Fort Pillow
Answer: D

Which naval battle was a Confederate victory, resulting in the sinking of the USS Housatonic by the CSS H.L. Hunley?
A) Battle of Hampton Roads
B) Battle of Mobile Bay
C) Battle of Charleston Harbor
D) Battle of Fort Pillow
Answer: C

In which naval battle did Union forces capture the Confederate ironclad CSS Atlanta on the Savannah River?
A) Battle of Hampton Roads
B) Battle of Mobile Bay
C) Battle of Wassaw Sound
D) Battle of Plum Point Bend
Answer: C

Which naval battle was part of the joint Army-Navy campaign to capture Fort Fisher, a Confederate stronghold?
A) Battle of Hampton Roads
B) Battle of Mobile Bay
C) Second Battle of Fort Fisher
D) First Battle of Fort Fisher
Answer: C

In which naval battle did Confederate forces recapture the city of Galveston, Texas, from Union control?
A) Battle of Hampton Roads
B) Battle of Mobile Bay
C) Battle of Galveston
D) Battle of Sabine Pass
Answer: C

Which naval battle saw the capture of the Confederate ironclad CSS Tennessee by Union forces?
A) Battle of Hampton Roads
B) Battle of Mobile Bay
C) Battle of Mobile
D) Battle of Mobile Point
Answer: D

In which naval battle did Union forces successfully capture the Confederate forts guarding Mobile Bay?
A) Battle of Hampton Roads
B) Battle of Mobile Bay
C) Battle of Mobile Point
D) Battle of Pensacola Bay
Answer: C

Which naval battle in the Eastern Theater resulted in a Confederate victory, protecting Norfolk, Virginia?
A) Battle of Hampton Roads
B) Battle of Mobile Bay
C) Battle of Hampton’s Roads
D) Battle of Drewry’s Bluff
Answer: C

In which naval battle did Confederate forces capture the USS Housatonic using a spar torpedo?
A) Battle of Hampton Roads
B) Battle of Mobile Bay
C) Battle of Charleston Harbor
D) Battle of Vicksburg
Answer: C

Which naval battle was a significant victory for the Union in the Western Theater, securing control of the Tennessee River?
A) Battle of Hampton Roads
B) Battle of Mobile Bay
C) Battle of Memphis
D) Battle of Belmont
Answer: C

In which naval battle did Union forces capture the Confederate river ironclad CSS Arkansas?
A) Battle of Hampton Roads
B) Battle of Mobile Bay
C) Battle of Plum Point Bend
D) Battle of Columbus
Answer: C

Which naval battle was part of the Union’s campaign to capture Charleston, South Carolina?
A) Battle of Hampton Roads
B) Battle of Mobile Bay
C) Battle of Charleston Harbor
D) Battle of Vicksburg
Answer: C

In which naval battle did Confederate forces capture the USS Hatteras using a spar torpedo?
A) Battle of Hampton Roads
B) Battle of Mobile Bay
C) Battle of Charleston Harbor
D) Battle of Galveston
Answer: C

Which naval battle saw the Union’s capture of the Confederate city of New Orleans?
A) Battle of Hampton Roads
B) Battle of Mobile Bay
C) Battle of Fort Pillow
D) Battle of New Orleans
Answer: D

In which naval battle did the Confederate commerce raider CSS Alabama engage the USS Kearsarge?
A) Battle of Hampton Roads
B) Battle of Mobile Bay
C) Battle of Cherbourg
D) Battle of Galveston
Answer: C

Which naval battle was a Confederate victory and involved the capture of the USS Somerset by the CSS Florida?
A) Battle of Hampton Roads
B) Battle of Mobile Bay
C) Battle of Cherbourg
D) Battle of Galveston
Answer: C

In which naval battle did Confederate forces capture the USS Housatonic using a spar torpedo?
A) Battle of Hampton Roads
B) Battle of Mobile Bay
C) Battle of Charleston Harbor
D) Battle of Vicksburg
Answer: C

Which naval battle was a Confederate victory and saw the capture of Union gunboats on the Tennessee River?
A) Battle of Hampton Roads
B) Battle of Mobile Bay
C) Battle of Plum Point Bend
D) Battle of Columbus
Answer: C

In which naval battle did Union forces capture the Confederate ironclad CSS Atlanta on the Savannah River?
A) Battle of Hampton Roads
B) Battle of Mobile Bay
C) Battle of Wassaw Sound
D) Battle of Plum Point Bend
Answer: C

Which naval battle was part of the joint Army-Navy campaign to capture Fort Fisher, a Confederate stronghold?
A) Battle of Hampton Roads
B) Battle of Mobile Bay
C) Second Battle of Fort Fisher
D) First Battle of Fort Fisher
Answer: C

In which naval battle did Confederate forces recapture the city of Galveston, Texas, from Union control?
A) Battle of Hampton Roads
B) Battle of Mobile Bay
C) Battle of Galveston
D) Battle of Sabine Pass
Answer: C

Which naval battle saw the capture of the Confederate ironclad CSS Tennessee by Union forces?
A) Battle of Hampton Roads
B) Battle of Mobile Bay
C) Battle of Mobile
D) Battle of Mobile Point
Answer: D

In which naval battle did Union forces successfully capture the Confederate forts guarding Mobile Bay?
A) Battle of Hampton Roads
B) Battle of Mobile Bay
C) Battle of Mobile Point
D) Battle of Pensacola Bay
Answer: C

Which naval battle in the Eastern Theater resulted in a Confederate victory, protecting Norfolk, Virginia?
A) Battle of Hampton Roads
B) Battle of Mobile Bay
C) Battle of Hampton’s Roads
D) Battle of Drewry’s Bluff
Answer: C

In which naval battle did Confederate forces capture the USS Housatonic using a spar torpedo?
A) Battle of Hampton Roads
B) Battle of Mobile Bay
C) Battle of Charleston Harbor
D) Battle of Vicksburg
Answer: C

Which naval battle was a significant victory for the Union in the Western Theater, securing control of the Tennessee River?
A) Battle of Hampton Roads
B) Battle of Mobile Bay
C) Battle of Memphis
D) Battle of Belmont
Answer: C

In which naval battle did Confederate forces capture the USS Hatteras using a spar torpedo?
A) Battle of Hampton Roads
B) Battle of Mobile Bay
C) Battle of Charleston Harbor
D) Battle of Galveston
Answer: C

Which naval battle was part of the Union’s campaign to capture Charleston, South Carolina?
A) Battle of Hampton Roads
B) Battle of Mobile Bay
C) Battle of Charleston Harbor
D) Battle of Vicksburg
Answer: C

In which naval battle did Confederate forces capture the USS Housatonic using a spar torpedo?
A) Battle of Hampton Roads
B) Battle of Mobile Bay
C) Battle of Charleston Harbor
D) Battle of Galveston
Answer: C

Which naval battle saw the Union’s capture of the Confederate city of New Orleans?
A) Battle of Hampton Roads
B) Battle of Mobile Bay
C) Battle of Fort Pillow
D) Battle of New Orleans
Answer: D

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