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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 McPherson recounts the tale of James and John Welsh, he says that James moved to what state in 1853 and became a Republican?
(a) Iowa.
(b) Illinois.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Maine.

2. 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?
(a) Labor Day.
(b) Thanksgiving.
(c) Easter.
(d) Christmas.

3. 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) Combattre pret.
(b) Vide en haut.
(c) Folie.
(d) Rage militaire.

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

5. 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) On the Altar of Freedom.
(d) The Rebel Yell and the Yankee Hurrah.

Short Answer Questions

1. When McPherson says that grousing about war has long been a soldier's privilege, he notes an officer from which state who wrote that these "soldiers will fight like bull dogs"?

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

3. As McPherson recounts the experience of Patrick Cronan, he says that Cronan was a "street bully" who was eventually court martialed and made to wear a board with what word?

4. 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?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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