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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) 42.
(b) 16.
(c) 28.
(d) 39.

2. 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) Discipline.
(b) Leadership.
(c) Training.
(d) Money.

3. In the discussion of the "fighting drunk" terminology, Confederate soldiers were accused of an unlikely combination of whiskey and what?
(a) Acid.
(b) Water.
(c) Gunpowder.
(d) Tobacco leaves.

4. During the discussion of religion, from which state was the private who wrote in 1861 that he wanted to put down the rebellion but hoped the war would end without him having to kill anybody?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Indiana.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) Illinois.

5. Soldiers in the discussion of military coercion stood firm under fire for the Prussian army under the command of ________ because they feared their officers more than the enemy.
(a) Frederick William I.
(b) Frederick the Great.
(c) Gerhard von Scharnhorst.
(d) Napoleon Bonaparte.

6. 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?
(a) William E. Miller.
(b) Henry J. Minnigh.
(c) Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain.
(d) Charles Evans Roberts.

7. 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?
(a) Food.
(b) Drill.
(c) Leadership.
(d) Discipline.

8. "Chapter 5: Religion is What Makes Brave Soldiers" opens by saying that like _________, bullets fall on the just and unjust alike.
(a) Snow.
(b) Rain.
(c) Age.
(d) Death.

9. When discussing various war memoirs, McPherson mentions that Union artilleryman John Billings wrote which of the following?
(a) On the Altar of Freedom.
(b) Hard Tack and Coffee.
(c) Hard Marching Every Day.
(d) The Rebel Yell and the Yankee Hurrah.

10. When discussing the mark of honor, which of the following did Civil War soldiers most wish to avoid?
(a) Cowardice.
(b) Death.
(c) Notoriety.
(d) Battle.

11. The end of "Chapter 4: If I Flinched I Was Ruined" says Civil War soldiers came from a society that prized all BUT WHICH of the following?
(a) Individualism.
(b) Obedience.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Self-reliance.

12. After a soldier was killed at the battle of Dranesville in 1861, his younger brother wrote home to say that everyone's time must come; at what battle was the writer later killed?
(a) Antietam.
(b) Shiloh.
(c) Bull Run.
(d) Gettysburg.

13. 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) Valor.
(c) Bravery.
(d) Courage.

14. When comparing the American Patriots of 1776 to the "Southern Patriots" of 1861, McPherson notes that a famous quote by which of the following was a favorite Southern cry?
(a) Patrick Henry.
(b) James Madison.
(c) Thomas Jefferson.
(d) John Adams.

15. 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?
(a) New York.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Illinois.
(d) Pennsylvania.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the discussion of primary group cohesion, McPherson says it has existed since time immemorial but was studied during World War II in all BUT WHICH of these soldiers?

2. As "Chapter 2: We Were in Earnest" opens, McPherson says that another name for the Civil War is what?

3. While talking about religious fatalism, McPherson says that more soldiers were practical Arminians than strict __________________.

4. In his discussion of duty, what does McPherson say Confederate soldiers are more likely to speak of?

5. According to "Chapter 4: If I Flinched I Was Ruined," the ultimate test of leadership was what?

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