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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When talking about the relationships between enlisted men and their officers, McPherson notes a major from which state who visited his sick and wounded soldiers every day?
(a) Pennsylvania.
(b) New York.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Illinois.

2. In his discussion of those soldiers who were not so heroic, McPherson mentions that these men were referred to as all BUT WHICH of the following?
(a) Skulkers.
(b) Sneaks.
(c) Stragglers.
(d) Snivelers.

3. During the battle of Fredericksburg, from which state was the corporal who wrote his diary that he was sick, and if not for being thought a sneak, he wouldn't be in the ranks that day?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Michigan.
(c) Kentucky.
(d) Pennsylvania.

4. In 1862, a private in the 38th North Carolina wrote to his wife that, if he were to be killed, he hoped to be reunited with his daughter __________.
(a) Angel.
(b) Mary.
(c) Annie.
(d) Molly.

5. As McPherson recounts the experience of Patrick Cronan, he says that Cronan was a "street bully" who was eventually court martialed and made to wear a board with what word?
(a) Coward.
(b) Skunk.
(c) Traitor.
(d) Yankee.

6. From which state was the soldier who wrote religious poetry while lying in the trenches, during the battle of Vicksburg?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Maryland.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Pennsylvania.

7. Officers appropriated comfortable houses while enlisted men froze in tents in Nashville during November 1864. From what state was the private who complained in his letters?
(a) Wisconsin.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Georgia.

8. In the discussion of religious fatalism, what is described as the most dangerous position in the infantry?
(a) Drummer boy.
(b) Rifleman.
(c) Color bearer.
(d) Artilleryman.

9. 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) Japanese.
(b) British.
(c) American.
(d) German.

10. During the Bristoe campaign, from which state was the sergeant who disobeyed a surgeon's order to go to the hospital because he was afraid of the suspicion attached?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Michigan.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) Kentucky.

11. During his visit to the four Civil War battlefields near Fredericksburg, McPherson thinks about the fighting that happened on May 12, 1864; for how many hours did the battle last?
(a) 18.
(b) 27.
(c) 4.
(d) 9.

12. 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?
(a) 30s.
(b) 20s.
(c) 50s.
(d) 60s.

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

14. During "Chapter 6: A Band of Brothers," McPherson notes that studies of combat motivation have shown the need of soldiers to prove themselves to wane after how many battles?
(a) 2.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

15. From which state was the soldier who felt that religion was what made brave soldiers, during the discussion of Civil War faith?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Maryland.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) Ohio.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. In the discussion of the battle energy, an anemic Yale graduate--who later died at 26--recounted that the double-quick was not a fast enough pace; what disease did the man have?

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?

4. When McPherson says that grousing about war has long been a soldier's privilege, he notes an officer from which state who wrote that these "soldiers will fight like bull dogs"?

5. McPherson quotes a sergeant who had spent the first twenty months of service guarding railroad bridges, as being disgusted with the lack of action. Which state was he from?

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