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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, We Know That We are Supported at Home.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) 3rd.
(c) 2nd.
(d) 4th.

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) Horseshoe.
(d) Acorns.

3. In his discussion of duty, what does McPherson say Confederate soldiers are more likely to speak of?
(a) Family.
(b) Honor.
(c) Class.
(d) Reputation.

4. In "Chapter 8: The Cause of Liberty," which immigrant group drew the clearest parallels between the fight for the Union and the fight for liberty in their home country?
(a) Italian Americans.
(b) German Americans.
(c) Irish Americans.
(d) Russian Americans.

5. In 1863, when an infantry colonel said he began "to think no Soldier ought to be married," readers learn that he is from state?
(a) South Carolina.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) Wisconsin.
(d) Massachusetts.

Short Answer Questions

1. In his discussion of those soldiers who were not so heroic, McPherson mentions that these men were referred to as all BUT WHICH of the following?

2. 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 __________.

3. Which individual won the nomination for governor of Ohio on an antiwar platform in June 1863?

4. When McPherson says that grousing about war has long been a soldier's privilege, he notes an officer from which state who wrote that these "soldiers will fight like bull dogs"?

5. In the discussion of hyped-up battle behavior, McPherson notes that the phenomenon has been described as all BUT WHICH of the following?

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