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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, If I Flinched, I Was Ruined.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Gettysburg.
(b) Shiloh.
(c) Chancellorville.
(d) Bull Run.

2. When discussing various war memoirs, McPherson mentions that John Haley of Maine wrote which of the following?
(a) On the Altar of Freedom.
(b) Hard Tack and Coffee.
(c) Hard Marching Every Day.
(d) The Rebel Yell and the Yankee Hurrah.

3. When talking about the relationships between enlisted men and their officers, McPherson notes a major from which state who visited his sick and wounded soldiers every day?
(a) Illinois.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) New York.

4. During the discussion of leadership, a captain in the 1st North Carolina told his daughter ___________ that he would not be a tree dodger.
(a) Annie.
(b) Lily.
(c) Caroline.
(d) Mary

5. When McPherson and his cousin visit the four Civil War battlefields near Fredericksburg, Virginia, he notes that it is the day after which of the following holidays?
(a) Labor Day.
(b) Easter.
(c) Thanksgiving.
(d) Christmas.

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. While talking about historically and politically famous individuals who fought the Civil War, McPherson mentions which of the following Ohio Republican leaders?

3. As "Chapter 2: We Were in Earnest" opens, McPherson says that another name for the Civil War is what?

4. As McPherson describes how soldiers on both sides were spoiling for a fight, he mentions an expression denoting exciting experiences: see the _________?

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

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