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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, We Were in Earnest.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While talking about historically and politically famous individuals who fought the Civil War, McPherson mentions which of the following Ohio Republican leaders?
(a) Ulysses S. Grant.
(b) William McKinley.
(c) James A. Garfield.
(d) Rutherford B. Hayes.

2. 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?
(a) Rage militaire.
(b) Folie.
(c) Combattre pret.
(d) Vide en haut.

3. When discussing the movie "Gettysburg" and the novel "The Killer Angels," McPherson mentions which man who won the medal of honor for defending Little Big Top?
(a) Henry J. Minnigh.
(b) William E. Miller.
(c) Charles Evans Roberts.
(d) Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain.

4. 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.
(a) 4 years.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 9 months.
(d) 2 years.

5. When discussing various war memoirs, McPherson mentions that Union artilleryman John Billings wrote which of the following?
(a) On the Altar of Freedom.
(b) Hard Tack and Coffee.
(c) The Rebel Yell and the Yankee Hurrah.
(d) Hard Marching Every Day.

Short Answer Questions

1. When discussing various war memoirs, McPherson mentions that Wilbur Fisk, of the 2nd Vermont, wrote which of the following?

2. When discussing Jesse Beecher's service record, McPherson states that he fought in all BUT WHICH of the following states?

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

4. In the story of James and John Welsh, McPherson says that John--who enlisted with the 27th Virginia--was killed during which of the following battles?

5. According to the quote from John W. DeForest in "Chapter 1: This War is a Crusade," the man who does not dread to die or be mutilated is a what?

(see the answer key)

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