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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 "short-timers" psychology in the Union army, what was the name of the rule that prevented this phenomenon in the Confederate army?
(a) Richmond Congress.
(b) Congress of Confederates.
(c) Southern Congress.
(d) Richmond Confederacy.

2. When discussing various war memoirs, McPherson mentions that James Gooding, a black soldier in the 54th Massachusetts, wrote which of the following?
(a) The Rebel Yell and the Yankee Hurrah.
(b) On The Altar of Freedom.
(c) Hard Tack and Coffee.
(d) Hard Marching Every Day.

3. In "Chapter 6: A Band of Brothers," McPherson states that in the Confederacy, which state endured a great deal of disdain from other states?
(a) Virginia.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) Texas.

4. In the discussion of Southern propaganda, a planter wrote his wife of the defense of innocent women from the "lecherous Northern hirelings." From which state was this soldier?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Maryland.

5. After the story from the soldier who experienced the glaze of war during the battle at Gaines Mill, McPherson notes that another term for this phenomenon is what?
(a) Military insanity.
(b) Enraged glory.
(c) Battle craze.
(d) Combat narcosis.

Short Answer Questions

1. When a Quaker captain in the 5th New Jersey was threatened to be turned out of his faith if he did not resign, he found he could not leave and was later killed in which battle?

2. Soldiers in the discussion of military coercion stood firm under fire for the Prussian army under the command of ________ because they feared their officers more than the enemy.

3. After the battle of Seven Pines, a captain from which state wrote that he was fine as long as there was battle but that afterward he was quite sick for a few days?

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. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Chapter 1: This War is a Crusade," what difference does McPherson note between the Civil War and the Vietnam War?

2. 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?

3. During the discussion about the adrenaline rush phenomenon, what did soldiers experience once the adrenaline had worn off?

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

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

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

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

8. What generally happened to the relationships between soldiers and officers after they went through a battle together, as discussed in "Chapter 4: If I Flinched, I was Ruined"?

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

10. 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?

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