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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. As "Chapter 2: We Were in Earnest" opens, McPherson says that another name for the Civil War is what?
(a) The Slavery War.
(b) The Brothers' War.
(c) The Confederate War.
(d) The Union War.

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.
(a) 3 months.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 9 months.

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

4. How many children does McPherson report that Jesse Beecher had when he enlisted with the 112th New York in 1862?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 8.
(d) 6.

5. When discussing various war memoirs, McPherson mentions that James Gooding, a black soldier in the 54th Massachusetts, 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. 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. 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?

3. Which of the following states had the strongest convictions about the war, according to the descriptions of Southern motivations for war?

4. When the 7th Vermont was called forward in June 1862, which of the following regiments pouted while Vermont celebrated?

5. In "Chapter 3: Anxious for the Fray," soldiers on both sides were afraid the war would be over before they had a chance to do anything, a fear written by a recruit from which regiment?

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