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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. During the battle of Fair Oaks, Captain Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., swore he would shoot the first man who ran, in which of the following regiments?
(a) 21st Texas.
(b) 12th Georgia.
(c) 5th Arkansas.
(d) 20th Massachusetts.

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) 66%.
(b) 27%.
(c) 84%.
(d) 43%.

3. 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) James Madison.
(b) Patrick Henry.
(c) John Adams.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

4. During the story of Sarah Rosetta Wakeman, what is the name of the battle in which she fought?
(a) New Bern.
(b) Fort Macon.
(c) Middle Creek.
(d) Pleasant Hill.

5. During the discussion of what sustained soldiers during the Civil War, which of the following played a large part in maintaining morale?
(a) Battles.
(b) Parties.
(c) Religion.
(d) Mail.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1863, when an infantry colonel said he began "to think no Soldier ought to be married," readers learn that he is from state?

2. McPherson quotes a sergeant who had spent the first twenty months of service guarding railroad bridges, as being disgusted with the lack of action. Which state was he from?

3. 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?

4. 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 __________.

5. At the end of "Chapter 8: The Cause of Liberty," by what year had Northern soldiers broadened their concept of liberty to include black people?

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