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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 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) William E. Miller.
(b) Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain.
(c) Henry J. Minnigh.
(d) Charles Evans Roberts.

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

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) Grandson.
(b) Brother-in-law.
(c) Cousin.
(d) Uncle.

4. When comparing the American Patriots of 1776 to the "Southern Patriots" of 1861, McPherson notes that a famous quote by which of the following was a favorite Southern cry?
(a) James Madison.
(b) John Adams.
(c) Thomas Jefferson.
(d) Patrick Henry.

5. 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?
(a) North Carolina.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) Indiana.
(d) Virginia.

Short Answer Questions

1. When discussing Southern motives for fighting, McPherson mentions a farmer in the 26th Tennessee who said that all BUT WHICH of the following were at stake?

2. While talking about historically and politically famous individuals who fought the Civil War, McPherson mentions which of the following Ohio Republican leaders?

3. 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?

4. How many children does McPherson report that Jesse Beecher had when he enlisted with the 112th New York in 1862?

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

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