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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 3 The Wilderness, Section 5 | Part 2, Chapter 4 The Man of Two Minds, Section 1 | Part 2, Chapter 4 The Man of Two Minds, Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Battle of the Wilderness was fought by generals Lee and ________.
(a) Wright.
(b) 'Stonewall Jackson.'
(c) McClellan.
(d) Grant.

2. In the North, people were split between the Abolitionists and the _________.
(a) Populists.
(b) Unionists.
(c) Pro-slavery faction.
(d) Segregationists.

3. In April of 1864, an article was published in the __________ that made him rethink his exhaustion with the war.
(a) Atlantic Review.
(b) Harvard Magazine.
(c) New Yorker.
(d) North American Review.

4. Oliver Wendell Holmes often preached the __________.
(a) Superiority of white people.
(b) The evils of slavery.
(c) Good word of the Bible.
(d) The equality of all people.

5. Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. was a(n) _________.
(a) Abolitionist.
(b) Populist.
(c) Segregationist.
(d) Unionist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Henry Dana, Charles Sumner and Charles Adams wanted to use the governmental system to stop the spread of slavery. They were _________.

2. The war had been compared to _________ and the Union soldiers rallied themselves around it.

3. William James spent a great deal of time and energy on being indecisive, but he was able to use it to create the idea of _________.

4. Holmes' experiences during the war led him to believe that imposing one's beliefs would always lead to __________.

5. After the murder of ________ Emerson's distrust of the South grew as did his affiliation with the abolitionists.

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