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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 Bell Wiley's study of Billy Yank, how many Union soldiers were interested in emancipation out of every ten surveyed?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

2. As the excitement for battle raced across the country, the governor of Ohio said he could not send the requested thirteen regiments but would send how many?
(a) 20.
(b) 8.
(c) 16.
(d) 5.

3. During the discussion of the desire to punish treason and "clean out" the rebels, a soldier from which state wrote his sister "I want to fight the rest of my life if necessary"?
(a) Illinois.
(b) Michigan.
(c) Texas.
(d) Wisconsin.

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 says that Confederates sought to preserve their honor by killing black soldiers who tried to surrender, which place is NOT a documented occurrence of massacres?
(a) Fort Pillow.
(b) Poison Springs.
(c) Port Royal.
(d) Plymouth.

Short Answer Questions

1. From which state was the soldier who wrote religious poetry while lying in the trenches, during the battle of Vicksburg?

2. In his discussion of duty, what does McPherson say Confederate soldiers are more likely to speak of?

3. After the discussion of "short-timers" psychology, McPherson notes what percentage of 3-year enlisted Union soldiers from 1861 reenlisted?

4. While talking about good-luck charms, McPherson notes there were few _____________ in the Civil War.

5. After the battle of Fredericksburg, which famous writer visited his brother, a lieutenant in the 51st New York, after the man had been wounded?

(see the answer key)

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