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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 leadership, a captain in the 1st North Carolina told his daughter ___________ that he would not be a tree dodger.
(a) Caroline.
(b) Mary
(c) Annie.
(d) Lily.

2. In July 1861, what battle caused Northern volunteers to flock to the army?
(a) Gettysburg.
(b) Bull Run.
(c) Chancellorville.
(d) Shiloh.

3. When a Pennsylvania cavalry corporal wrote his mother in 1863, he listed his obligations to duty. In what position did he place his obligation to his mother?
(a) 1st.
(b) 2nd.
(c) 4th.
(d) 3rd.

4. Officers appropriated comfortable houses while enlisted men froze in tents in Nashville during November 1864. From what state was the private who complained in his letters?
(a) Wisconsin.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Georgia.

5. 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) Richmond Confederacy.
(b) Richmond Congress.
(c) Southern Congress.
(d) Congress of Confederates.

Short Answer 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?

2. When discussing Southern motives for fighting, McPherson mentions a farmer in the 26th Tennessee who said that all BUT WHICH of the following were at stake?

3. After the battle of Fredericksburg, which famous writer visited his brother, a lieutenant in the 51st New York, after the man had been wounded?

4. 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?

5. When the 7th Vermont was called forward in June 1862, which of the following regiments pouted while Vermont celebrated?

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