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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, A Band of Brothers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. McPherson notes that at the battle of ___________________ on June 3, 1864, one New York regiment was driven by the Provost Guard at bayonet point.
(a) Peach Tree Creek.
(b) Petersburg.
(c) Cold Harbor.
(d) Wilderness.

2. In July 1861, what battle caused Northern volunteers to flock to the army?
(a) Shiloh.
(b) Gettysburg.
(c) Bull Run.
(d) Chancellorville.

3. Soldiers from all BUT WHICH of the following states are mentioned in the discussion of green recruits who wanted to prove their manhood through battle?
(a) Tennessee.
(b) Indiana.
(c) Massachusetts.
(d) Illinois.

4. As "Chapter 4: If I Flinched I Was Ruined" opens, which of the following is NOT a traditional means of motivating soldiers to fight?
(a) Money.
(b) Leadership.
(c) Training.
(d) Discipline.

5. As the book opens, McPherson says that he took some Princeton students to Gettysburg in the spring of what year?
(a) 1976.
(b) 1984.
(c) 1993.
(d) 1962.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. In May 1864 the 7th New York was delighted to be ordered into action; they were less excited nine months later after having lost how many men?

3. After the battle of Shiloh, which of the following Generals for the 53rd Ohio, promised his men--after an hour lecture--that they would fight with artillery behind them in the next battle?

4. When talking about the relationships between enlisted men and their officers, McPherson notes a major from which state who visited his sick and wounded soldiers every day?

5. In 1862, a private in the 38th North Carolina wrote to his wife that, if he were to be killed, he hoped to be reunited with his daughter __________.

(see the answer key)

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