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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, A Band of Brothers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As McPherson recounts the experience of Patrick Cronan, he says that Cronan was a "street bully" who was eventually court martialed and made to wear a board with what word?
(a) Skunk.
(b) Traitor.
(c) Yankee.
(d) Coward.

2. During the discussion of good-luck charms and talismans, the author notes that he has not encountered any evidence of Civil War soldiers carrying what common item?
(a) Four leaf clover.
(b) Rabbit's foot.
(c) Acorns.
(d) Horseshoe.

3. During "Chapter 6: A Band of Brothers," McPherson notes that studies of combat motivation have shown the need of soldiers to prove themselves to wane after how many battles?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 8.
(d) 6.

4. When discussing various war memoirs, McPherson mentions that John Haley of Maine 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.

5. In 1862, a private in the 38th North Carolina wrote to his wife that, if he were to be killed, he hoped to be reunited with his daughter __________.
(a) Angel.
(b) Annie.
(c) Mary.
(d) Molly.

Short Answer Questions

1. When discussing various war memoirs, McPherson mentions that Union artilleryman John Billings wrote which of the following?

2. While talking about religious fatalism, McPherson says that more soldiers were practical Arminians than strict __________________.

3. A private in the 1st Virginia reported, after the battle of Sharpsburg, that a man in the 24th Virginia was whipped publicly for cowardice; how many lashes did the man receive?

4. When McPherson and his cousin visit the four Civil War battlefields near Fredericksburg, Virginia, he notes that it is the day after which of the following holidays?

5. As McPherson talks about the literacy rates during the Civil War, he says that what percentage of Union soldiers were literate?

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