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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did the war empower according to the woman who took over the Confederate museum?

2. What battlefield did Foote visit frequently?

3. When did Foote usually arrive at the battlefield?

4. Where did Horwtiz's grandfather come from?

5. What did the men of the CCC feel the Confederate flag represented?

Short Essay Questions

1. What event did Melly Meadows once win?

2. Why was Horwitz thrown out of the bar in Chapter 5?

3. Why was Horwtiz fascinated by the Shiloh battle as a child according to Chapter 8?

4. What event opened the Civil War according to Chapter 3?

5. Where was the Star-Spangled Banner composed?

6. What was Vicksburg at the start of the Civil War according to Chapter 9?

7. What struck Horwitz as odd about Kentucky's identification to the Confederacy?

8. What did Mauriel Johnson study according to Chapter 12?

9. What did Foote do during his visits of the Shiloh battlefield?

10. What did Horwitz do prior to going to the reenactment according to Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine and contrast why people in the South would feel oppressed when their economy is flourishing and one of their kin is President of the United States.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how a person's political views could shift from left to extreme right as they age.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how a person could be attracted to the ideal of freedom in the Confederacy knowing what it stood for.

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