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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. Which of the following states had the strongest convictions about the war, according to the descriptions of Southern motivations for war?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Maryland.

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

3. While discussing differing interpretations of liberty from North and South, McPherson quotes a Texas cavalryman with Forrest who wrote that the issue was all BUT WHICH of these?
(a) Confiscation.
(b) Slavery.
(c) Elimination.
(d) Subjugation.

4. McPherson notes that at the battle of ___________________ on June 3, 1864, one New York regiment was driven by the Provost Guard at bayonet point.
(a) Peach Tree Creek.
(b) Wilderness.
(c) Petersburg.
(d) Cold Harbor.

5. When McPherson recounts the tale of Sarah Rosetta Wakeman, what name does he say she enlisted under?
(a) Lyons Wakeman.
(b) Lyons Rose.
(c) Teddy Wakefield.
(d) Thomas Lyons.

Short Answer Questions

1. As "Chapter 6: A Band of Brothers" opens, McPherson says that Civil War soldiers wrote much about all BUT WHICH of these synonyms?

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

3. As "Chapter 2: We Were in Earnest" opens, McPherson says that another name for the Civil War is what?

4. 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?

5. As "Chapter 10: We Know That We are Supported at Home" opens, which of the following is NOT one of the main sources of combat motivation?

(see the answer key)

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