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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. "Chapter 5: Religion is What Makes Brave Soldiers" opens by saying that like _________, bullets fall on the just and unjust alike.
(a) Snow.
(b) Age.
(c) Rain.
(d) Death.

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

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

4. When McPherson and his cousin visit the four Civil War battlefields near Fredericksburg, Virginia, he notes that it is the day after which of the following holidays?
(a) Easter.
(b) Thanksgiving.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Labor Day.

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?
(a) 240.
(b) 320.
(c) 130.
(d) 68.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. When discussing his framework for the book, what three categories does McPherson say he has used and borrowed from John A. Lynn?

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

6. During "Chapter 3: Anxious for the Fray," what attitude did the soldiers on both sides have about the upcoming war?

7. What questions did the Princeton students have when McPherson took them to Gettysburg in the spring of 1976?

8. In the discussion of regimental bonding, what is "primary group cohesion"?

9. 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?

10. How did Civil War enlisted men respond to military discipline, as discussed in "Chapter 4: If I Flinched, I was Ruined"?

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