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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. As the book opens, McPherson says that he took some Princeton students to Gettysburg in the spring of what year?
(a) 1993.
(b) 1984.
(c) 1976.
(d) 1962.

2. When discussing various war memoirs, McPherson mentions that James Gooding, a black soldier in the 54th Massachusetts, wrote which of the following?
(a) Hard Marching Every Day.
(b) The Rebel Yell and the Yankee Hurrah.
(c) Hard Tack and Coffee.
(d) On The Altar of Freedom.

3. 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?
(a) Hero.
(b) Religious.
(c) Young.
(d) Lunatic.

4. How many children does McPherson report that Jesse Beecher had when he enlisted with the 112th New York in 1862?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 8.
(d) 2.

5. When a captain from the 1st Connecticut Cavalry wrote about soldiers who shirk their duty, he said that in the company of sixty men only how many were in line?
(a) 32.
(b) 53.
(c) 48.
(d) 11.

Short Answer Questions

1. When discussing various war memoirs, McPherson mentions that John Haley of Maine wrote which of the following?

2. 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?

3. 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?

4. At the end of "Chapter Two: We Were in Earnest," readers find that the "we were in earnest" chapter title comes from a soldier in which of the following regiments?

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

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