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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 the movie "Gettysburg" and the novel "The Killer Angels," McPherson mentions which man who won the medal of honor for defending Little Big Top?
(a) Charles Evans Roberts.
(b) Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain.
(c) William E. Miller.
(d) Henry J. Minnigh.

2. During the discussion of alcohol abuse in some regiments, from which state was the sergeant who wrote that the captains were rum suckers?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Illinois.
(d) Indiana.

3. After the attack on Fort Sumter, all BUT WHICH of the following states joined the other seven Southern states that had seceded prior to April, 1861?
(a) Indiana.
(b) Virginia.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) Tennessee.

4. During "Chapter 5: Religion is What Makes Brave Soldiers," which military historian is quoted from his book, "Men Against Fire"?
(a) Stephen D. Engle.
(b) T. Michael Parrish.
(c) S.L.A. Marshall.
(d) James Martin.

5. 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) Bravery.
(c) Valor.
(d) Tenacity.

Short Answer Questions

1. When an immigrant worker in a Philadelphia textile mill wrote to his father to explain his enlistment, he said if secession were allowed, the United States might end up worse than what country?

2. Which of the following states had the strongest convictions about the war, according to the descriptions of Southern motivations for war?

3. In May 1861, a lieutenant in a Pennsylvania regiment wrote he would not enlist for a period longer than ________, unless his country needed him, in which case he'd enlist for life.

4. While talking about religious fatalism, McPherson says that more soldiers were practical Arminians than strict __________________.

5. From which state was the soldier who felt that religion was what made brave soldiers, during the discussion of Civil War faith?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

4. What ideological concepts and convictions initially motivated the Union soldiers to fight in "Chapter 2: We Were in Earnest"?

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

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

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

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

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

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