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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 the discussion of hyped-up battle behavior, McPherson notes that the phenomenon has been described as all BUT WHICH of the following?
(a) Military craze.
(b) Battle rage.
(c) Fighting madness.
(d) Combat frenzy.

2. During the discussion of the issues that arose from the Emancipation Proclamation, McPherson says that it sparked a moral crisis in the Union armies during the winter of what year(s)?
(a) 1962-63.
(b) 1964.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1961-62.

3. When McPherson talks about the ways in which the eagerness for battle was not unique to Civil War soldiers, he mentions the same phenomenon during which war?
(a) World War I.
(b) World War II.
(c) Revolutionary War.
(d) Vietnam War.

4. In the discussion of the physiological effects of warfare, a chemical reaction in the adrenal gland causes which of the following to be released?
(a) Glucose.
(b) Cortisol.
(c) Red blood cells.
(d) Norepinephrine.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the discussion of the battle energy, an anemic Yale graduate--who later died at 26--recounted that the double-quick was not a fast enough pace; what disease did the man have?

2. After the discussion of "short-timers" psychology, McPherson notes what percentage of 3-year enlisted Union soldiers from 1861 reenlisted?

3. After the discussion of "short-timers" psychology, the author notes the pride and honor of a soldier were bound up with the pride and honor of all BUT WHICH of these?

4. As "Chapter 9: Slavery Must be Cleaned Out" opens, McPherson says a Texas private predicted Confederate victory how long before General Lee surrendered at Appomattox?

5. During the battle of Fredericksburg, from which state was the corporal who wrote his diary that he was sick, and if not for being thought a sneak, he wouldn't be in the ranks that day?

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