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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, We Were in Earnest.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While talking about historically and politically famous individuals who fought the Civil War, McPherson mentions which of the following Ohio Republican leaders?
(a) William McKinley.
(b) James A. Garfield.
(c) Ulysses S. Grant.
(d) Rutherford B. Hayes.

2. When discussing Jesse Beecher's service record, McPherson states that he fought in all BUT WHICH of the following states?
(a) North Carolina.
(b) South Carolina.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Virginia.

3. When discussing the movie "Gettysburg" and the novel "The Killer Angels," McPherson mentions which man who won the medal of honor for defending Little Big Top?
(a) William E. Miller.
(b) Charles Evans Roberts.
(c) Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain.
(d) Henry J. Minnigh.

4. In the story of James and John Welsh, McPherson says that John--who enlisted with the 27th Virginia--was killed during which of the following battles?
(a) Shiloh.
(b) Chancellorville.
(c) Bull Run.
(d) Gettysburg.

5. When discussing various war memoirs, McPherson mentions that John Haley of Maine wrote which of the following?
(a) On the Altar of Freedom.
(b) The Rebel Yell and the Yankee Hurrah.
(c) Hard Tack and Coffee.
(d) Hard Marching Every Day.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the attack on Fort Sumter, all BUT WHICH of the following states joined the other seven Southern states that had seceded prior to April, 1861?

2. According to the quote from John W. DeForest in "Chapter 1: This War is a Crusade," the man who does not dread to die or be mutilated is a what?

3. In July 1861, what battle caused Northern volunteers to flock to the army?

4. In May 1861, a lieutenant in a Pennsylvania regiment wrote he would not enlist for a period longer than ________, unless his country needed him, in which case he'd enlist for life.

5. In his discussion of those soldiers who were not so heroic, McPherson mentions that these men were referred to as all BUT WHICH of the following?

(see the answer key)

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