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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As McPherson discusses the initial impulse that prompted men to enlist on both sides after the raid on Fort Sumter he references which of the following French terms?
(a) Folie.
(b) Rage militaire.
(c) Combattre pret.
(d) Vide en haut.

2. As "Chapter 4: If I Flinched I Was Ruined" opens, which of the following is NOT a traditional means of motivating soldiers to fight?
(a) Money.
(b) Leadership.
(c) Training.
(d) Discipline.

3. When a Quaker captain in the 5th New Jersey was threatened to be turned out of his faith if he did not resign, he found he could not leave and was later killed in which battle?
(a) Shiloh.
(b) Second Manassas.
(c) Bull Run.
(d) Pleasant Hill.

4. After a soldier was killed at the battle of Dranesville in 1861, his younger brother wrote home to say that everyone's time must come; at what battle was the writer later killed?
(a) Shiloh.
(b) Bull Run.
(c) Antietam.
(d) Gettysburg.

5. McPherson tells of a sergeant in the 20th Indiana during the Mine Run campaign who'd left _____________ to enlist.
(a) Politics.
(b) Fiancee.
(c) Medical school.
(d) Farming.

6. When discussing soldiers not eager to fight, McPherson says derogatory comments about these men came from officers who had enlisted for all BUT WHICH of these reasons?
(a) Honor.
(b) Money.
(c) Duty.
(d) Patriotism.

7. During the discussion of good-luck charms and talismans, the author notes that he has not encountered any evidence of Civil War soldiers carrying what common item?
(a) Acorns.
(b) Four leaf clover.
(c) Horseshoe.
(d) Rabbit's foot.

8. Toward the end of "Chapter 6: A Band of Brothers," McPherson quotes which of the following theorists in relation to ideal primary groups?
(a) William Jennings.
(b) Omar Bartov.
(c) J.R. Merkins.
(d) Edward Millicent.

9. As McPherson discusses religion's role in the Civil War, he notes that a lieutenant from New Jersey who fought in the conflict was what religion?
(a) Atheist.
(b) Jewish.
(c) Mormon.
(d) Quaker.

10. During the discussion of "short-timers" psychology in the Union army, what was the name of the rule that prevented this phenomenon in the Confederate army?
(a) Richmond Confederacy.
(b) Congress of Confederates.
(c) Richmond Congress.
(d) Southern Congress.

11. During the discussion of primary group cohesion, a soldier in the 122nd New York wrote to his sister in response to how he kept going through all BUT WHICH of these battles?
(a) Spotsylvania.
(b) Cold Harbor.
(c) Petersburg.
(d) Pleasant Hill.

12. During the discussion of primary group cohesion, McPherson says it has existed since time immemorial but was studied during World War II in all BUT WHICH of these soldiers?
(a) American.
(b) German.
(c) British.
(d) Japanese.

13. When discussing various war memoirs, McPherson mentions that John Haley of Maine wrote which of the following?
(a) On the Altar of Freedom.
(b) The Rebel Yell and the Yankee Hurrah.
(c) Hard Marching Every Day.
(d) Hard Tack and Coffee.

14. A private in the 1st Virginia reported, after the battle of Sharpsburg, that a man in the 24th Virginia was whipped publicly for cowardice; how many lashes did the man receive?
(a) 16.
(b) 39.
(c) 28.
(d) 42.

15. As McPherson discusses the officer in the 4th Alabama, who was determined to fight a "black republican" leader, he reveals that leader is what relation to him?
(a) Cousin.
(b) Uncle.
(c) Brother-in-law.
(d) Grandson.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the attack on Fort Sumter, all BUT WHICH of the following states joined the other seven Southern states that had seceded prior to April, 1861?

2. During the Seven Days battles, the 83rd Pennsylvania suffered what percentage of casualties?

3. As McPherson describes how soldiers on both sides were spoiling for a fight, he mentions an expression denoting exciting experiences: see the _________?

4. During "Chapter 5: Religion is What Makes Brave Soldiers," which military historian is quoted from his book, "Men Against Fire"?

5. When McPherson recounts the tale of James and John Welsh, he says that James moved to what state in 1853 and became a Republican?

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