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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. In the discussion of hyped-up battle behavior, McPherson notes that the phenomenon has been described as all BUT WHICH of the following?
(a) Combat frenzy.
(b) Battle rage.
(c) Fighting madness.
(d) Military craze.

2. During the Seven Days battles, the 83rd Pennsylvania suffered what percentage of casualties?
(a) 25%.
(b) 50%.
(c) 75%.
(d) 98%.

3. According to the quote from John W. DeForest in "Chapter 1: This War is a Crusade," the man who does not dread to die or be mutilated is a what?
(a) Young.
(b) Lunatic.
(c) Hero.
(d) Religious.

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

5. In the explanation of the Rebel Yell, McPherson quotes a soldier from which state who had said he would never yell during battle, but had anyway?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Rhode Island.
(d) Virginia.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. "Chapter 5: Religion is What Makes Brave Soldiers" opens by saying that like _________, bullets fall on the just and unjust alike.

3. At the end of "Chapter 7: On the Altar of My Country," McPherson says what percentage of the soldiers that comprised his sample material lost their lives in action?

4. As "Chapter 9: Slavery Must be Cleaned Out" opens, McPherson says a Texas private predicted Confederate victory how long before General Lee surrendered at Appomattox?

5. Which of the following was a favorite word of Confederate recruits, during the discussion of their perceived fate, if the South were to be forced back into the Union?

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