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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. In the discussion of Lincoln's idea that the United States represented the last best hope for the survival of republican government, the world is bestrode by all BUT WHICH of these?
(a) Despots.
(b) Emperors.
(c) Tyrants.
(d) Kings.

2. In his discussion of duty, what does McPherson say Confederate soldiers are more likely to speak of?
(a) Honor.
(b) Class.
(c) Reputation.
(d) Family.

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

4. How many children does McPherson report that Jesse Beecher had when he enlisted with the 112th New York in 1862?
(a) 2.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 8.

5. As McPherson describes how soldiers on both sides were spoiling for a fight, he mentions an expression denoting exciting experiences: see the _________?
(a) Canary.
(b) Elephant.
(c) Bear.
(d) Donkey.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. "Chapter 5: Religion is What Makes Brave Soldiers" opens by saying that like _________, bullets fall on the just and unjust alike.

3. Toward the end of "Chapter 6: A Band of Brothers," McPherson quotes which of the following theorists in relation to ideal primary groups?

4. 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?

5. In the explanation of the Rebel Yell, McPherson quotes a soldier from which state who had said he would never yell during battle, but had anyway?

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