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

2. As "Chapter 6: A Band of Brothers" opens, McPherson says that Civil War soldiers wrote much about all BUT WHICH of these synonyms?
(a) Courage.
(b) Tenacity.
(c) Bravery.
(d) Valor.

3. 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?
(a) Bright's disease.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Typhoid.
(d) Scarlet fever.

4. In "Chapter 5: Religion is What Makes Brave Soldiers," a man from which state wrote he didn't feel he had any right to ask God for exemption from harm?
(a) Maryland.
(b) Ohio.
(c) Massachusetts.
(d) Pennsylvania.

5. 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) Money.
(b) Honor.
(c) Duty.
(d) Patriotism.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. During the discussion of leadership, which of the following Generals had a very different reputation at Gettysburg than he had earlier at Malvern Hill?

3. 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?

4. During the battle of Fair Oaks, Captain Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., swore he would shoot the first man who ran, in which of the following regiments?

5. In 1864, an officer in which regiment wrote of a successful attack on Confederate lines, defending the Weldon Railroad near Petersburg?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why, according to "Chapter 5: Religion is What Makes Brave Soldiers," does religion make soldiers brave?

3. What can readers conclude about the use of alcohol as a motivational tool, during "Chapter 4: If I Flinched, I was Ruined"?

4. How did the tone of soldiers' letters home change from their initial zeal after the first few battles were over?

5. 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"?

6. In the discussion of leadership, what do the soldiers' letters indicate about the differences in leadership between the Confederate and Union armies?

7. In "Chapter 6: A Band of Brothers," what three synonyms did Civil War soldiers write a great deal about?

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

9. 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?

10. According to "Chapter 5: Religion is What Makes Brave Soldiers," why does religion become so important to soldiers during war?

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