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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. When discussing Jesse Beecher's service record, McPherson states that he fought in all BUT WHICH of the following states?
(a) South Carolina.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Georgia.
(d) North Carolina.

2. While talking about historically and politically famous individuals who fought the Civil War, McPherson mentions which of the following Ohio Republican leaders?
(a) Rutherford B. Hayes.
(b) Ulysses S. Grant.
(c) James A. Garfield.
(d) William McKinley.

3. An experience at Gaines Mill on June 27, 1862, where the Union line slowly began to leak stragglers, was described by a corporal from which state?
(a) Georgia.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) Illinois.
(d) Pennsylvania.

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

5. 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?
(a) Snivelers.
(b) Stragglers.
(c) Sneaks.
(d) Skulkers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When a captain from the 1st Connecticut Cavalry wrote about soldiers who shirk their duty, he said that in the company of sixty men only how many were in line?

3. In the discussion of hyped-up battle behavior, McPherson notes that the phenomenon has been described as all BUT WHICH of the following?

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

5. 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?

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