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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. In May 1864 the 7th New York was delighted to be ordered into action; they were less excited nine months later after having lost how many men?
(a) 291.
(b) 309.
(c) 98.
(d) 147.

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

3. After the discussion of "short-timers" psychology, the author notes the pride and honor of a soldier were bound up with the pride and honor of all BUT WHICH of these?
(a) Regiment.
(b) Family.
(c) State.
(d) Nation.

4. The end of "Chapter 4: If I Flinched I Was Ruined" says Civil War soldiers came from a society that prized all BUT WHICH of the following?
(a) Obedience.
(b) Self-reliance.
(c) Individualism.
(d) Freedom.

5. "Chapter 5: Religion is What Makes Brave Soldiers" opens by saying that like _________, bullets fall on the just and unjust alike.
(a) Snow.
(b) Age.
(c) Death.
(d) Rain.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the Seven Days battles, the 83rd Pennsylvania suffered what percentage of casualties?

2. When McPherson talks about the ways in which the eagerness for battle was not unique to Civil War soldiers, he mentions the same phenomenon during which war?

3. 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?

4. When comparing the American Patriots of 1776 to the "Southern Patriots" of 1861, McPherson notes that a famous quote by which of the following was a favorite Southern cry?

5. 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?

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