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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. During the discussion of leadership, a captain in the 1st North Carolina told his daughter ___________ that he would not be a tree dodger.
(a) Annie.
(b) Caroline.
(c) Mary
(d) Lily.

2. 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?
(a) 5.
(b) 20.
(c) 8.
(d) 16.

3. When discussing Jesse Beecher's service record, McPherson states that he fought in all BUT WHICH of the following states?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Virginia.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) South Carolina.

4. After a Texas soldier wrote his wife in 1863 that he hoped a friend would shoot him if ever he showed the "white feather," he was killed during which of these battles?
(a) Sewell's Point.
(b) Stones River.
(c) Pleasant Hill.
(d) Fort Donelson.

5. In his discussion of duty, what does McPherson say Confederate soldiers are more likely to speak of?
(a) Honor.
(b) Class.
(c) Family.
(d) Reputation.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the discussion of religious fatalism, what is described as the most dangerous position in the infantry?

2. Which of the following was a major in the 19th Iowa, described in "Chapter 4: If I Flinched I Was Ruined," who would walk and let injured men ride his horse?

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

4. 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?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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"?

3. After saying that Civil War soldiers were the most literate in history, what facts and figures does McPherson cite that lend legitimacy to his sources for the book?

4. After the discussion of courage, bravery, and valor, what fear does McPherson say Civil War soldiers wrote even more about than the three-part concept of honor?

5. How did the Calvinist doctrine of predestination factor into soldiers' lives in the discussion of religion?

6. Explain the adrenaline rush described by McPherson in the discussion of how soldiers responded to battle.

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

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

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

10. Why, in "Chapter 6: A Band of Brothers," were disparaging remarks between regiments so common?

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