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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Chapter 6: A Band of Brothers," McPherson states that in the Confederacy, which state endured a great deal of disdain from other states?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Texas.
(d) North Carolina.

2. Which of the following states had the strongest convictions about the war, according to the descriptions of Southern motivations for war?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Maryland.

3. After the battle of Shiloh, which of the following Generals for the 53rd Ohio, promised his men--after an hour lecture--that they would fight with artillery behind them in the next battle?
(a) General Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard.
(b) General William T. Sherman.
(c) General James Abram Garfield.
(d) General George Brinton McClellan.

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

5. 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) Discipline.
(d) Training.

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. 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?

3. 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?

4. As "Chapter 2: We Were in Earnest" opens, McPherson says that another name for the Civil War is what?

5. After the battle of Fredericksburg, the 10th New York had fought six battles in as many months and had lost all but how many men?

Short Essay Questions

1. What effect did the prospect of death have on the Confederate army during the discussion of religion?

2. While discussing "short-timers" psychology, what reason does McPherson give for why this phenomenon did not exist in the Confederate army?

3. What ideological concepts and convictions initially motivated the Confederate soldiers to enlist and fight, as discussed by McPherson in his analysis of the beginning of the war?

4. What conclusion is reached about the role of religion as a motivating factor at the end of "Chapter 5: Religion is What Makes Brave Soldiers"?

5. How did Civil War soldiers react to fear in "Chapter 3: Anxious for the Fray"?

6. In the discussion of leadership, what qualities does McPherson say made a good officer?

7. In the discussion of religion, how did Christian soldiers reconcile the war with the commandment to "turn the other cheek"?

8. In the discussion of cowardice, McPherson says that officers were held to even higher standards of bravery. What effect did this expectation have on officers?

9. As the war got underway, what feeling did soldiers have about "safe" positions in the rear of battles?

10. As the Civil War began, in what way did both the North and the South believe they were each fighting for the cause of liberty?

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