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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 James Gooding, a black soldier in the 54th Massachusetts, wrote which of the following?
(a) On The Altar of Freedom.
(b) Hard Tack and Coffee.
(c) Hard Marching Every Day.
(d) The Rebel Yell and the Yankee Hurrah.

2. 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?
(a) Young.
(b) Religious.
(c) Lunatic.
(d) Hero.

3. As McPherson discusses the officer in the 4th Alabama, who was determined to fight a "black republican" leader, he reveals that leader is what relation to him?
(a) Brother-in-law.
(b) Uncle.
(c) Grandson.
(d) Cousin.

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

5. When discussing soldiers not eager to fight, McPherson says derogatory comments about these men came from officers who had enlisted for all BUT WHICH of these reasons?
(a) Patriotism.
(b) Money.
(c) Duty.
(d) Honor.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. As the book opens, McPherson says that he took some Princeton students to Gettysburg in the spring of what year?

3. In his discussion of his ancestor, Jesse Beecher, McPherson says that in 1862 Beecher enlisted with the 112th New York at what age?

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

(see the answer key)

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