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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, The Same Holy Cause.

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) Tenacity.
(b) Courage.
(c) Valor.
(d) Bravery.

2. A private in the 1st Virginia reported, after the battle of Sharpsburg, that a man in the 24th Virginia was whipped publicly for cowardice; how many lashes did the man receive?
(a) 28.
(b) 39.
(c) 42.
(d) 16.

3. During the discussion of the hardships for soldiers' wives, how many married men does McPherson say voluntarily enlisted to fight the war?
(a) 100,000.
(b) 800,000.
(c) 60,000.
(d) 300,000.

4. In the discussion of the Confederate ideal of white supremacy and the right to slavery, from which state was the soldier who wrote he was "fighting for our liberty against tyrants of the North...who are determined to destroy slavery"?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Georgia.
(c) South Carolina.
(d) Kentucky.

5. The November 8, 1865, diary entry of a sergeant in the 8th Ohio cavalry noted that how many members of his regiment had voted for Lincoln, as opposed to sixteen votes for McClellan?
(a) 25.
(b) 243.
(c) 158.
(d) 367.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the story of Sarah Rosetta Wakeman, what is the name of the battle in which she fought?

2. In July 1861, what battle caused Northern volunteers to flock to the army?

3. As "Chapter 7: On the Altar of My Country" begins, McPherson quotes an analysis of surviving Tennessee soldiers that showed they weren't really aware of the South's goals during the Civil War. Which decade was the analysis?

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

5. 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?

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