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

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

3. When the 7th Vermont was called forward in June 1862, which of the following regiments pouted while Vermont celebrated?
(a) 14th Vermont.
(b) 12th Connecticut.
(c) 9th Pennsylvania.
(d) 2nd Ohio.

4. 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) 60s.
(b) 30s.
(c) 20s.
(d) 50s.

5. 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 II.
(b) World War I.
(c) Vietnam War.
(d) Revolutionary War.

Short Answer 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?

2. When McPherson says that grousing about war has long been a soldier's privilege, he notes an officer from which state who wrote that these "soldiers will fight like bull dogs"?

3. During the battle of Fair Oaks, Captain Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., swore he would shoot the first man who ran, in which of the following regiments?

4. After the battle of Seven Pines, a captain from which state wrote that he was fine as long as there was battle but that afterward he was quite sick for a few days?

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

(see the answer key)

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