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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, On the Altar of My Country.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the story from the soldier who experienced the glaze of war during the battle at Gaines Mill, McPherson notes that another term for this phenomenon is what?
(a) Military insanity.
(b) Battle craze.
(c) Enraged glory.
(d) Combat narcosis.

2. During the discussion of alcohol abuse in some regiments, from which state was the sergeant who wrote that the captains were rum suckers?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Indiana.
(c) Illinois.
(d) Ohio.

3. After a Texas soldier wrote his wife in 1863 that he hoped a friend would shoot him if ever he showed the "white feather," he was killed during which of these battles?
(a) Stones River.
(b) Pleasant Hill.
(c) Sewell's Point.
(d) Fort Donelson.

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

5. 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?
(a) Family.
(b) Regiment.
(c) State.
(d) Nation.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of "Chapter 7: On the Altar of My Country," McPherson says what percentage of the soldiers that comprised his sample material lost their lives in action?

2. In the story of James and John Welsh, McPherson says that John--who enlisted with the 27th Virginia--was killed during which of the following battles?

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

4. As "Chapter 4: If I Flinched I Was Ruined" opens, which of the following is NOT a traditional means of motivating soldiers to fight?

5. After the discussion of the conflict between love of family and love of country, McPherson quotes an Alabama soldier as saying he worried for his wife if they failed. What was his wife's name?

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