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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. Henry James Sr. became involved with all of the following religious groups except _________.
(a) Lutheran.
(b) Swedenborgism.
(c) Primitive Christians.
(d) Scottish Baptists.

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

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

4. Holmes was wounded ______ times during the Civil War.
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

5. During the Civil War _________ spent ninety days with the Newport Artillery, but then spent the rest of the war studying medicine at Harvard.
(a) Henry Abbott.
(b) Henry James.
(c) William James.
(d) Charles Lowell.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Holmes returned to the army following the Battle of Fredericksburg, there was a new regiment created of black volunteers, the __________.

2. The military leaders during the time of the civil war were often chosen due to __________.

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

4. Holmes was not present for the Battle of Fredericksburg and viewed it as _________.

5. 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 _________.

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