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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, The Same Holy Cause.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In the discussion of Southern bitterness toward the North, from which state was the corporal who wrote it would be best "if the whole Yankee race could be swept from the face of the earth"?
(a) Virginia.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Kentucky.
2. In the spring of 1862, soldiers from which state felt a redoubled commitment to the war effort when large portions of their home state fell to the "insolent invader"?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Maryland.
3. When talking about the frustrations of Union soldiers in the last two years of the war, what amount do readers learn drafted men could pay to acquire a substitute?
(a) $150.
(b) $50.
(c) $300.
(d) $900.
4. In the discussion of the hardships for soldiers' wives, what percentage of officers does McPherson say were married in his sample?
(a) 72%.
(b) 14%.
(c) 28%.
(d) 51%.
5. When a captain from the 1st Connecticut Cavalry wrote about soldiers who shirk their duty, he said that in the company of sixty men only how many were in line?
(a) 48.
(b) 53.
(c) 11.
(d) 32.
Short Answer Questions
1. During Stonewall Jackson's Shenandoah Valley campaign in 1862, some of his men fought five battles in addition to marching how many miles in a single month?
2. In the discussion of the physiological effects of warfare, a chemical reaction in the adrenal gland causes which of the following to be released?
3. Toward the end of "Chapter 3: Anxious for the Fray," McPherson notes that men were shocked by war as most of them were in what age group?
4. After the discussion of "short-timers" psychology, McPherson notes what percentage of 3-year enlisted Union soldiers from 1861 reenlisted?
5. During the discussion of the American volunteers in the Spanish Civil War, what percentage found that "belief in war aims" helped overcome the fear of battle?
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