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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, The Cause of Liberty.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the discussion of "short-timers" psychology in the Union army, what was the name of the rule that prevented this phenomenon in the Confederate army?
(a) Congress of Confederates.
(b) Richmond Confederacy.
(c) Richmond Congress.
(d) Southern Congress.

2. When discussing the assertions of patriotism as a motivation for fighting, what percentage of the 429 Confederate letters and diaries used as sources affirmed this motivation?
(a) 43%.
(b) 66%.
(c) 27%.
(d) 84%.

3. During the discussion of primary group cohesion, McPherson says it has existed since time immemorial but was studied during World War II in all BUT WHICH of these soldiers?
(a) American.
(b) British.
(c) German.
(d) Japanese.

4. 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?
(a) 5.
(b) 20.
(c) 8.
(d) 16.

5. Which of the following Generals retrieved his character during the Battle of Fair Oaks?
(a) General James Thomas.
(b) General Willis Gorman.
(c) General Mercer Tomlinson.
(d) General Lewis Armistead.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. In "Chapter 7: On the Altar of my Country," how did soldiers frequently misspell the word "altar"?

3. During the battle of Fredericksburg, from which state was the corporal who wrote his diary that he was sick, and if not for being thought a sneak, he wouldn't be in the ranks that day?

4. By 1863, McPherson states, trouble and sorrow in the dis-United States was almost beyond calculation, as the war had claimed how many lives?

5. When an immigrant worker in a Philadelphia textile mill wrote to his father to explain his enlistment, he said if secession were allowed, the United States might end up worse than what country?

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