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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, If I Flinched, I Was Ruined.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In his discussion of his ancestor, Jesse Beecher, McPherson says that in 1862 Beecher enlisted with the 112th New York at what age?
(a) 43.
(b) 19.
(c) 37.
(d) 25.

2. According to the quote from John W. DeForest in "Chapter 1: This War is a Crusade," the man who does not dread to die or be mutilated is a what?
(a) Young.
(b) Lunatic.
(c) Religious.
(d) Hero.

3. When discussing various war memoirs, McPherson mentions that James Gooding, a black soldier in the 54th Massachusetts, wrote which of the following?
(a) The Rebel Yell and the Yankee Hurrah.
(b) Hard Marching Every Day.
(c) Hard Tack and Coffee.
(d) On The Altar of Freedom.

4. When discussing soldiers not eager to fight, McPherson says derogatory comments about these men came from officers who had enlisted for all BUT WHICH of these reasons?
(a) Money.
(b) Honor.
(c) Patriotism.
(d) Duty.

5. Which of the following was a major in the 19th Iowa, described in "Chapter 4: If I Flinched I Was Ruined," who would walk and let injured men ride his horse?
(a) Major Myron Burroughs.
(b) Major Dan Kent.
(c) Major Kit Chancellor.
(d) Major Tommy Byron.

Short Answer Questions

1. As McPherson discusses the officer in the 4th Alabama, who was determined to fight a "black republican" leader, he reveals that leader is what relation to him?

2. In the discussion of the "fighting drunk" terminology, Confederate soldiers were accused of an unlikely combination of whiskey and what?

3. When discussing the movie "Gettysburg" and the novel "The Killer Angels," McPherson mentions which man who won the medal of honor for defending Little Big Top?

4. When discussing various war memoirs, McPherson mentions that John Haley of Maine wrote which of the following?

5. As "Chapter 4: If I Flinched I Was Ruined" opens, which of the following is NOT a traditional means of motivating soldiers to fight?

(see the answer key)

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