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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, We Know That We are Supported at Home.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the discussion of what sustained soldiers during the Civil War, which of the following played a large part in maintaining morale?
(a) Mail.
(b) Battles.
(c) Religion.
(d) Parties.

2. As McPherson recounts the experience of Patrick Cronan, he says that Cronan was a "street bully" who was eventually court martialed and made to wear a board with what word?
(a) Skunk.
(b) Traitor.
(c) Yankee.
(d) Coward.

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 Tommy Byron.
(b) Major Myron Burroughs.
(c) Major Dan Kent.
(d) Major Kit Chancellor.

4. Which of the following states had the strongest convictions about the war, according to the descriptions of Southern motivations for war?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Maryland.

5. In the discussion of hyped-up battle behavior, McPherson notes that the phenomenon has been described as all BUT WHICH of the following?
(a) Battle rage.
(b) Fighting madness.
(c) Combat frenzy.
(d) Military craze.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. How many children does McPherson report that Jesse Beecher had when he enlisted with the 112th New York in 1862?

4. When discussing various war memoirs, McPherson mentions that James Gooding, a black soldier in the 54th Massachusetts, wrote which of the following?

5. After the discussion of "short-timers" psychology, McPherson notes what percentage of 3-year enlisted Union soldiers from 1861 reenlisted?

(see the answer key)

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