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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Anxious for the Fray.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the discussion of hyped-up battle behavior, McPherson notes that the phenomenon has been described as all BUT WHICH of the following?
(a) Combat frenzy.
(b) Fighting madness.
(c) Battle rage.
(d) Military craze.

2. When the 7th Vermont was called forward in June 1862, which of the following regiments pouted while Vermont celebrated?
(a) 9th Pennsylvania.
(b) 14th Vermont.
(c) 12th Connecticut.
(d) 2nd Ohio.

3. Having discussed how the eagerness for battle faded, McPherson goes on to say that soldiers turned to the most pervasive presence: ________?
(a) Anger.
(b) Disease.
(c) Fear.
(d) Cowardice.

4. During his visit to the four Civil War battlefields near Fredericksburg, McPherson thinks about the fighting that happened on May 12, 1864; for how many hours did the battle last?
(a) 18.
(b) 27.
(c) 9.
(d) 4.

5. Soldiers from all BUT WHICH of the following states are mentioned in the discussion of green recruits who wanted to prove their manhood through battle?
(a) Illinois.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Indiana.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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.

3. In his discussion of those soldiers who were not so heroic, McPherson mentions that these men were referred to as all BUT WHICH of the following?

4. In July 1861, what battle caused Northern volunteers to flock to the army?

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

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