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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Religion is What Makes Brave Soldiers.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to the quote from John W. DeForest in "Chapter 1: This War is a Crusade," the man who does not dread to die or be mutilated is a what?
(a) Religious.
(b) Lunatic.
(c) Young.
(d) Hero.

3. During "Chapter 5: Religion is What Makes Brave Soldiers," which military historian is quoted from his book, "Men Against Fire"?
(a) Stephen D. Engle.
(b) James Martin.
(c) T. Michael Parrish.
(d) S.L.A. Marshall.

4. During the story of Sarah Rosetta Wakeman, what is the name of the battle in which she fought?
(a) New Bern.
(b) Fort Macon.
(c) Middle Creek.
(d) Pleasant Hill.

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) The Rebel Yell and the Yankee Hurrah.
(c) On The Altar of Freedom.
(d) Hard Marching Every Day.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the excitement for battle raced across the country, the governor of Ohio said he could not send the requested thirteen regiments but would send how many?

2. After the attack on Fort Sumter, all BUT WHICH of the following states joined the other seven Southern states that had seceded prior to April, 1861?

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

4. When talking about the relationships between enlisted men and their officers, McPherson notes a major from which state who visited his sick and wounded soldiers every day?

5. In "Chapter 5: Religion is What Makes Brave Soldiers," a man from which state wrote he didn't feel he had any right to ask God for exemption from harm?

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