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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, On the Altar of My Country.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the battle of Seven Pines, a captain from which state wrote that he was fine as long as there was battle but that afterward he was quite sick for a few days?
(a) North Carolina.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) Illinois.

2. Toward the end of "Chapter 6: A Band of Brothers," McPherson quotes which of the following theorists in relation to ideal primary groups?
(a) William Jennings.
(b) Edward Millicent.
(c) J.R. Merkins.
(d) Omar Bartov.

3. When a sergeant in the 8th Georgia wrote to his family in 1863 that he would willingly sacrifice his life upon the altar of his country, readers learn that he did so in which battle?
(a) Second Manassas.
(b) Shiloh.
(c) Bull Run.
(d) Gettysburg.

4. When a Pennsylvania cavalry corporal wrote his mother in 1863, he listed his obligations to duty. In what position did he place his obligation to his mother?
(a) 3rd.
(b) 2nd.
(c) 4th.
(d) 1st.

5. At the end of "Chapter Two: We Were in Earnest," readers find that the "we were in earnest" chapter title comes from a soldier in which of the following regiments?
(a) 19th Massachusetts.
(b) 42nd Georgia.
(c) 36th Pennsylvania.
(d) 23rd Virginia.

Short Answer Questions

1. After a Texas soldier wrote his wife in 1863 that he hoped a friend would shoot him if ever he showed the "white feather," he was killed during which of these battles?

2. In the discussion of the officers' views on training, which of the following did a captain in the 85th New York NOT believe would get men to fight well?

3. When discussing the mark of honor, which of the following did Civil War soldiers most wish to avoid?

4. As McPherson describes how soldiers on both sides were spoiling for a fight, he mentions an expression denoting exciting experiences: see the _________?

5. After the story from the soldier who experienced the glaze of war during the battle at Gaines Mill, McPherson notes that another term for this phenomenon is what?

(see the answer key)

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