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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. 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?
(a) 18th Mississippi.
(b) 8th Georgia.
(c) 23rd Virginia.
(d) 2nd Michigan.

2. McPherson says that one of the reasons for this famous Confederate general's invasion of Tennessee during November 1864 was a hope to revitalize the troops from that state. What was this general's name?
(a) General James Longstreet.
(b) General Braxton Bragg.
(c) General Jubal Early.
(d) General John B. Hood.

3. As McPherson discusses the initial impulse that prompted men to enlist on both sides after the raid on Fort Sumter he references which of the following French terms?
(a) Folie.
(b) Vide en haut.
(c) Combattre pret.
(d) Rage militaire.

4. In 1864, an officer in which regiment wrote of a successful attack on Confederate lines, defending the Weldon Railroad near Petersburg?
(a) 9th Michigan.
(b) 15th Delaware.
(c) 12th New York.
(d) 2nd Iowa.

5. During the discussion of leadership, which of the following Generals had a very different reputation at Gettysburg than he had earlier at Malvern Hill?
(a) General Mercer Tomlinson.
(b) General Lewis Armistead.
(c) General James Thomas.
(d) General Willis Gorman.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. McPherson notes that at the battle of ___________________ on June 3, 1864, one New York regiment was driven by the Provost Guard at bayonet point.

3. In the discussion of the officers' views on training, which of the following did a captain in the 85th New York NOT believe would get men to fight well?

4. During the Seven Days battles, the 83rd Pennsylvania suffered what percentage of casualties?

5. In the discussion of hyped-up battle behavior, McPherson notes that the phenomenon has been described as all BUT WHICH of the following?

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