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

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

3. 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?
(a) Property.
(b) Liberty.
(c) Life.
(d) Happiness.

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

5. As the book opens, McPherson says that he took some Princeton students to Gettysburg in the spring of what year?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1993.
(c) 1976.
(d) 1984.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. After the story from the soldier who experienced the glaze of war during the battle at Gaines Mill, McPherson notes that another term for this phenomenon is what?

4. 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?

5. When discussing soldiers not eager to fight, McPherson says derogatory comments about these men came from officers who had enlisted for all BUT WHICH of these reasons?

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