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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. Soldiers in the discussion of military coercion stood firm under fire for the Prussian army under the command of ________ because they feared their officers more than the enemy.
(a) Napoleon Bonaparte.
(b) Frederick William I.
(c) Frederick the Great.
(d) Gerhard von Scharnhorst.

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

3. When discussing the hardships of soldiers' wives, McPherson says that failure to fight for one's country would be seen to dishonor all BUT WHICH of the following?
(a) Ancestors.
(b) Posterity.
(c) Wife.
(d) Children.

4. In the discussion of the "fighting drunk" terminology, Confederate soldiers were accused of an unlikely combination of whiskey and what?
(a) Tobacco leaves.
(b) Water.
(c) Gunpowder.
(d) Acid.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Chapter 8: The Cause of Liberty," how does McPherson say Southern whites preferred to term "slavery"?

2. When a sergeant in the 8th Georgia wrote to his family in 1863 that he would willingly sacrifice his life upon the altar of his country, readers learn that he did so in which battle?

3. According to "Chapter 9: Slavery Must be Cleaned Out," what fraction of Union soldiers came from Democratic backgrounds?

4. When discussing Jesse Beecher's service record, McPherson states that he fought in all BUT WHICH of the following states?

5. As McPherson discusses the statistics for married men versus unmarried men, what percentage of married soldiers does he say were killed in action?

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