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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 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) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) James Madison.
(d) John Adams.

2. While talking about historically and politically famous individuals who fought the Civil War, McPherson mentions which of the following Ohio Republican leaders?
(a) Rutherford B. Hayes.
(b) James A. Garfield.
(c) Ulysses S. Grant.
(d) William McKinley.

3. In May 1864 the 7th New York was delighted to be ordered into action; they were less excited nine months later after having lost how many men?
(a) 291.
(b) 309.
(c) 98.
(d) 147.

4. When McPherson recounts the tale of James and John Welsh, he says that James moved to what state in 1853 and became a Republican?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Iowa.
(c) Illinois.
(d) Maine.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the explanation of the Rebel Yell, McPherson quotes a soldier from which state who had said he would never yell during battle, but had anyway?

2. In "Chapter 6: A Band of Brothers," McPherson states that in the Confederacy, which state endured a great deal of disdain from other states?

3. 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?

4. 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?

5. As McPherson talks about the literacy rates during the Civil War, he says that what percentage of Union soldiers were literate?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

7. When McPherson discusses Civil War veteran John W. DeForest, what explanation do readers receive of the definition between a lunatic and a hero?

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

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

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

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