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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. Toward the end of "Chapter 3: Anxious for the Fray," McPherson notes that men were shocked by war as most of them were in what age group?
(a) 30s.
(b) 50s.
(c) 20s.
(d) 60s.

2. 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) Indiana.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Massachusetts.

3. At the end of "Chapter Two: We Were in Earnest," readers find that the "we were in earnest" chapter title comes from a soldier in which of the following regiments?
(a) 42nd Georgia.
(b) 23rd Virginia.
(c) 19th Massachusetts.
(d) 36th Pennsylvania.

4. 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) Virginia.
(b) Maine.
(c) Iowa.
(d) Illinois.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the discussion of the battle energy, an anemic Yale graduate--who later died at 26--recounted that the double-quick was not a fast enough pace; what disease did the man have?

2. When discussing various war memoirs, McPherson mentions that John Haley of Maine wrote which of the following?

3. A private from which state recounted an amazing amount of energy while describing the battle of Gaines Mill?

4. Having discussed how the eagerness for battle faded, McPherson goes on to say that soldiers turned to the most pervasive presence: ________?

5. When discussing various war memoirs, McPherson mentions that Wilbur Fisk, of the 2nd Vermont, wrote which of the following?

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