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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. 12 years out of school, Holmes wrote an article based on ________, the idea that if one does his job correctly and with honor, one should be fulfilled.
(a) Occupationism.
(b) Separatism.
(c) Jobbism.
(d) Freedom.

2. The military leaders during the time of the civil war were often chosen due to __________.
(a) Battle prowess.
(b) Military training.
(c) Demonstrated leadership.
(d) Political influence.

3. Holmes joined the army because he felt that it was his duty to fight for what he believed. What was his first battle?
(a) The Battle of Antietam.
(b) The Battle of Bull Run.
(c) The Battle at Ball's Bluff.
(d) The Battle of Chancelorsville.

4. Henry Dana, Charles Sumner and Charles Adams wanted to use the governmental system to stop the spread of slavery. They were _________.
(a) Republicans.
(b) Separationists.
(c) Conscious Whigs.
(d) Democrats.

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) Charles Lowell.
(b) William James.
(c) Henry James.
(d) Henry Abbott.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The Civil War caused the beliefs of previous times to be __________.

3. Henry James Sr. was born again during the _________.

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

5. The dominant political party during the time of the Civil War was ________.

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