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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. Toward the end of "Chapter 3: Anxious for the Fray," McPherson notes that men were shocked by war as most of them were in what age group?
(a) 50s.
(b) 20s.
(c) 30s.
(d) 60s.

2. As the excitement for battle raced across the country, the governor of Ohio said he could not send the requested thirteen regiments but would send how many?
(a) 16.
(b) 8.
(c) 20.
(d) 5.

3. Which of the following was a major in the 19th Iowa, described in "Chapter 4: If I Flinched I Was Ruined," who would walk and let injured men ride his horse?
(a) Major Dan Kent.
(b) Major Kit Chancellor.
(c) Major Myron Burroughs.
(d) Major Tommy Byron.

4. When comparing the American Patriots of 1776 to the "Southern Patriots" of 1861, McPherson notes that a famous quote by which of the following was a favorite Southern cry?
(a) John Adams.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) James Madison.
(d) Patrick Henry.

5. 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?
(a) Shiloh.
(b) Bull Run.
(c) Chancellorville.
(d) Gettysburg.

Short Answer Questions

1. As McPherson begins to describe the training regimen kept by soldiers, he quotes a young man from Indiana who wrote what relative, complaining a soldier "is not his own man"?

2. During the discussion of primary group cohesion, a soldier in the 122nd New York wrote to his sister in response to how he kept going through all BUT WHICH of these battles?

3. According to "Chapter 4: If I Flinched I Was Ruined," the ultimate test of leadership was what?

4. When the 7th Vermont was called forward in June 1862, which of the following regiments pouted while Vermont celebrated?

5. After discussing how the language of soldiers in letters home is cliche today, McPherson says that which writer noted that World War I made words like "glory" mock-heroic?

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