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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 3 The Wilderness, Section 5 | Part 2, Chapter 4 The Man of Two Minds, Section 1 | Part 2, Chapter 4 The Man of Two Minds, Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. was a(n) _________.
(a) Unionist.
(b) Abolitionist.
(c) Segregationist.
(d) Populist.

2. Due to Henry James Sr.'s religious beliefs, his wife Mary Walsh had to resign her membership at the _________ church before their marriage.
(a) Scottish Baptist.
(b) Lutheran.
(c) Swedenborgian.
(d) Presbyterian.

3. In the North, people were split between the Abolitionists and the _________.
(a) Unionists.
(b) Populists.
(c) Pro-slavery faction.
(d) Segregationists.

4. Holmes' experiences during the war led him to believe that imposing one's beliefs would always lead to __________.
(a) Peace.
(b) Change.
(c) Violence.
(d) Slavery.

5. In January of 1861, Richard Hallowell hired Holmes as a body guard for __________.
(a) Wendell Phillips.
(b) John Brown.
(c) Lovejoy.
(d) Dred Scott.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Holmes returned to the army following the Battle of Fredericksburg, there was a new regiment created of black volunteers, the __________.

2. Holmes joined the army because he felt that it was his duty to fight for what he believed. What was his first battle?

3. 12 years out of school, Holmes wrote an article based on ________, the idea that if one does his job correctly and with honor, one should be fulfilled.

4. During the Civil War _________ spent ninety days with the Newport Artillery, but then spent the rest of the war studying medicine at Harvard.

5. Henry James Sr. became involved with all of the following religious groups except _________.

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