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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. In the discussion of the battle energy, an anemic Yale graduate--who later died at 26--recounted that the double-quick was not a fast enough pace; what disease did the man have?
(a) Bright's disease.
(b) Scarlet fever.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Typhoid.

2. 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?
(a) John Adams.
(b) Patrick Henry.
(c) James Madison.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

3. 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) Individualism.
(c) Self-reliance.
(d) Freedom.

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

5. As McPherson discusses religion's role in the Civil War, he notes that a lieutenant from New Jersey who fought in the conflict was what religion?
(a) Jewish.
(b) Quaker.
(c) Atheist.
(d) Mormon.

Short Answer Questions

1. McPherson tells of a sergeant in the 20th Indiana during the Mine Run campaign who'd left _____________ to enlist.

2. Right before the battle of Gettysburg, a lieutenant in the 53rd Georgia wrote to his wife, that Pennsylvania was the greatest country he'd ever seen; what was his wife's name?

3. From which state was the soldier who felt that religion was what made brave soldiers, during the discussion of Civil War faith?

4. 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?

5. An experience at Gaines Mill on June 27, 1862, where the Union line slowly began to leak stragglers, was described by a corporal from which state?

(see the answer key)

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