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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. When discussing the hardships of soldiers' wives, McPherson says that failure to fight for one's country would be seen to dishonor all BUT WHICH of the following?
(a) Ancestors.
(b) Posterity.
(c) Children.
(d) Wife.

2. From which state was the soldier who felt that religion was what made brave soldiers, during the discussion of Civil War faith?
(a) Pennsylvania.
(b) Maryland.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Massachusetts.

3. As "Chapter 6: A Band of Brothers" opens, McPherson says that Civil War soldiers wrote much about all BUT WHICH of these synonyms?
(a) Valor.
(b) Tenacity.
(c) Courage.
(d) Bravery.

4. When discussing Southern motives for fighting, McPherson mentions a farmer in the 26th Tennessee who said that all BUT WHICH of the following were at stake?
(a) Liberty.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Property.
(d) Life.

5. During the story of Sarah Rosetta Wakeman, what is the name of the battle in which she fought?
(a) Middle Creek.
(b) New Bern.
(c) Fort Macon.
(d) Pleasant Hill.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1863, a thirty-three year old private in the 2nd Ohio Cavalry wrote that his side must win, lest the march of Liberty be held back by all BUT WHICH of these?

2. During the discussion of primary group cohesion, McPherson says it has existed since time immemorial but was studied during World War II in all BUT WHICH of these soldiers?

3. After the story from the soldier who experienced the glaze of war during the battle at Gaines Mill, McPherson notes that another term for this phenomenon is what?

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?

5. In May 1861, a lieutenant in a Pennsylvania regiment wrote he would not enlist for a period longer than ________, unless his country needed him, in which case he'd enlist for life.

(see the answer key)

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