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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Slavery Must be Cleaned Out.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Chapter 6: A Band of Brothers," McPherson states that in the Confederacy, which state endured a great deal of disdain from other states?
(a) Arkansas.
(b) Texas.
(c) Virginia.
(d) North Carolina.

2. During the Bristoe campaign, from which state was the sergeant who disobeyed a surgeon's order to go to the hospital because he was afraid of the suspicion attached?
(a) Pennsylvania.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) Michigan.
(d) Virginia.

3. As McPherson describes how soldiers on both sides were spoiling for a fight, he mentions an expression denoting exciting experiences: see the _________?
(a) Canary.
(b) Bear.
(c) Donkey.
(d) Elephant.

4. 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?
(a) Japanese.
(b) German.
(c) British.
(d) American.

5. After the battle of Chancellorville, a lieutenant in the 17th Connecticut wrote home that the captain had resigned and gone home; what was the captain's name?
(a) Captain Lucy.
(b) Captain Sully.
(c) Captain Thomas.
(d) Captain Marks.

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 "Chapter 3: Anxious for the Fray," soldiers on both sides were afraid the war would be over before they had a chance to do anything, a fear written by a recruit from which regiment?

3. According to "Chapter 9: Slavery Must be Cleaned Out," what fraction of Union soldiers came from Democratic backgrounds?

4. During "Chapter 6: A Band of Brothers," McPherson notes that studies of combat motivation have shown the need of soldiers to prove themselves to wane after how many battles?

5. In 1864, an officer in which regiment wrote of a successful attack on Confederate lines, defending the Weldon Railroad near Petersburg?

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