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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. Holmes' experiences during the war led him to believe that imposing one's beliefs would always lead to __________.
(a) Violence.
(b) Peace.
(c) Slavery.
(d) Change.

2. 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 Chancelorsville.
(b) The Battle of Bull Run.
(c) The Battle at Ball's Bluff.
(d) The Battle of Antietam.

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 _________.
(a) Pragmatism.
(b) Abolitionism.
(c) Antagonism.
(d) Separatism.

4. _________ had more spindles of cotton than all of the eleven states of the South put together.
(a) Jamestown.
(b) Raleigh.
(c) Boston.
(d) Philadelphia.

5. Due to Henry James Sr.'s religious beliefs, his wife Mary Walsh had to resign her membership at the _________ church before their marriage.
(a) Presbyterian.
(b) Swedenborgian.
(c) Scottish Baptist.
(d) Lutheran.

Short Answer Questions

1. Holmes was eventually released from his commission and returned home. When he did he entered Harvard to study_________.

2. Holmes was wounded ______ times during the Civil War.

3. ________ was an officer in the Union Army and was known to many as Captain for the rest of his life.

4. Holmes sat on the Supreme Court for _______ years.

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

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