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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. In 1863, a thirty-three year old private in the 2nd Ohio Cavalry wrote that his side must win, lest the march of Liberty be held back by all BUT WHICH of these?
(a) Monarchs.
(b) Kings.
(c) Aristocrats.
(d) Despots.

2. An Illinois cavalryman, who wrote a letter home on January 12, 1865, used the word "duty" how many times in a single sentence?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 8.
(d) 4.

3. During the discussion of the Confederate response to the Emancipation Proclamation, what percentage of the sample 429 Confederate letters voiced pro-slavery arguments?
(a) 65%.
(b) 40%.
(c) 20%.
(d) 95%.

4. When McPherson says that Confederates sought to preserve their honor by killing black soldiers who tried to surrender, which place is NOT a documented occurrence of massacres?
(a) Poison Springs.
(b) Fort Pillow.
(c) Plymouth.
(d) Port Royal.

5. In the discussion of Southern bitterness toward the North, from which state was the corporal who wrote it would be best "if the whole Yankee race could be swept from the face of the earth"?
(a) Virginia.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Kentucky.

Short Answer Questions

1. When a twenty-five year old soldier in the 2nd Vermont married his fiancee during a furlough in "Chapter 10: We Know That We are Supported at Home," how many months was he with her during the first year of marriage?

2. Which most notorious massacre of black prisoners happened on April 12, 1864?

3. After the discussion of the conflict between love of family and love of country, McPherson quotes an Alabama soldier as saying he worried for his wife if they failed. What was his wife's name?

4. According to "Chapter 9: Slavery Must be Cleaned Out," what fraction of Union soldiers came from Democratic backgrounds?

5. While talking about the difficulties wives left behind faced, McPherson mentions a sergeant in the 21st Ohio whose wife had written that "your country's cause is my cause." What was her name?

Short Essay Questions

1. When McPherson discusses the extra incentive Confederate soldiers had to keep fighting, what does he say about the Northern opinion of Southern soldiers?

2. Based on the discussion of post-traumatic stress disorder, how likely does McPherson consider the possibility that many regiments suffered from this now well-acknowledged psychological issue?

3. What can be considered ironic about the Confederate fascination with liberty, as discussed in "Chapter 8: The Cause of Liberty"?

4. What difference did class and education make in terms of support when Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation?

5. What challenges did soldiers face in the last year of the Civil War that exacerbated their combat exhaustion?

6. What types of letters did Confederate soldiers begin sending home toward the end of "Chapter 11: Vengeance Will be Our Motto"?

7. Why, in the discussion of the mail service, does McPherson say that efficient mail delivery was so important?

8. McPherson denies, in the discussion of liberty, that Southern soldiers were obsessed with slavery. What statistical evidence does he supply to support this?

9. Explain the massacres of black soldiers, as discussed in "Chapter 11: Vengeance Will be Our Motto."

10. Why are there no letters from black Union soldiers, according to "Chapter 9: Slavery Must be Cleaned Out"?

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