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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. When discussing various war memoirs, McPherson mentions that Wilbur Fisk, of the 2nd Vermont, wrote which of the following?
(a) Hard Tack and Coffee.
(b) Hard Marching Every Day.
(c) The Rebel Yell and the Yankee Hurrah.
(d) On the Altar of Freedom.

2. 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.

3. As the excitement for battle raced across the country, the governor of Ohio said he could not send the requested thirteen regiments but would send how many?
(a) 5.
(b) 20.
(c) 16.
(d) 8.

4. In July 1861, what battle caused Northern volunteers to flock to the army?
(a) Bull Run.
(b) Shiloh.
(c) Gettysburg.
(d) Chancellorville.

5. As McPherson talks about the literacy rates during the Civil War, he says that what percentage of Union soldiers were literate?
(a) 90%.
(b) 75%.
(c) 65%.
(d) 30%.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was a favorite word of Confederate recruits, during the discussion of their perceived fate, if the South were to be forced back into the Union?

2. At the end of "Chapter Two: We Were in Earnest," readers find that the "we were in earnest" chapter title comes from a soldier in which of the following regiments?

3. In his discussion of duty, what does McPherson say Confederate soldiers are more likely to speak of?

4. After the attack on Fort Sumter, all BUT WHICH of the following states joined the other seven Southern states that had seceded prior to April, 1861?

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?

(see the answer key)

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