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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Slavery Must be Cleaned Out.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As "Chapter 6: A Band of Brothers" opens, McPherson says that Civil War soldiers wrote much about all BUT WHICH of these synonyms?
(a) Valor.
(b) Courage.
(c) Bravery.
(d) Tenacity.

2. Toward the end of "Chapter 3: Anxious for the Fray," McPherson notes that men were shocked by war as most of them were in what age group?
(a) 30s.
(b) 50s.
(c) 20s.
(d) 60s.

3. In the discussion of the Emancipation Proclamation, McPherson says that in his sample of Union soldiers, what percentage favored emancipation through the spring of 1863?
(a) 36%.
(b) 72%.
(c) 16%.
(d) 84%.

4. In the discussion of the physiological effects of warfare, a chemical reaction in the adrenal gland causes which of the following to be released?
(a) Glucose.
(b) Red blood cells.
(c) Norepinephrine.
(d) Cortisol.

5. In "Chapter 6: A Band of Brothers," McPherson states that in the Confederacy, which state endured a great deal of disdain from other states?
(a) Texas.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Virginia.
(d) North Carolina.

Short Answer Questions

1. Having discussed how the eagerness for battle faded, McPherson goes on to say that soldiers turned to the most pervasive presence: ________?

2. After the battle of Fredericksburg, which famous writer visited his brother, a lieutenant in the 51st New York, after the man had been wounded?

3. During "Chapter 6: A Band of Brothers," McPherson notes that studies of combat motivation have shown the need of soldiers to prove themselves to wane after how many battles?

4. From which state was the lieutenant who wrote in March 1862 that he would never "be instrumental in returning a slave to his master in any way shape or manner, I'll die first"?

5. McPherson quotes a sergeant who had spent the first twenty months of service guarding railroad bridges, as being disgusted with the lack of action. Which state was he from?

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