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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. According to "Chapter 4: If I Flinched I Was Ruined," the ultimate test of leadership was what?
(a) Horsemanship.
(b) Casualties.
(c) Relationships.
(d) Combat.

2. Soldiers from all BUT WHICH of the following states are mentioned in the discussion of green recruits who wanted to prove their manhood through battle?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) Illinois.
(d) Indiana.

3. The end of "Chapter 4: If I Flinched I Was Ruined" says Civil War soldiers came from a society that prized all BUT WHICH of the following?
(a) Individualism.
(b) Self-reliance.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Obedience.

4. Which individual won the nomination for governor of Ohio on an antiwar platform in June 1863?
(a) Marcus Speigel.
(b) Clement L. Vallandigham.
(c) Chauncey Welton.
(d) James Vernon.

5. 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?
(a) Japanese.
(b) German.
(c) American.
(d) British.

Short Answer Questions

1. In July 1861, what battle caused Northern volunteers to flock to the army?

2. As "Chapter 4: If I Flinched I Was Ruined" opens, which of the following is NOT a traditional means of motivating soldiers to fight?

3. As McPherson talks about the literacy rates during the Civil War, he says that what percentage of Union soldiers were literate?

4. At the end of "Chapter 7: On the Altar of My Country," McPherson says what percentage of the soldiers that comprised his sample material lost their lives in action?

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?

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