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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Anxious for the Fray.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When comparing the American Patriots of 1776 to the "Southern Patriots" of 1861, McPherson notes that a famous quote by which of the following was a favorite Southern cry?
(a) James Madison.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) John Adams.
(d) Patrick Henry.

2. Which of the following was a favorite word of Confederate recruits, during the discussion of their perceived fate, if the South were to be forced back into the Union?
(a) Anarchy.
(b) Subjugation.
(c) Bigotry.
(d) Injustice.

3. As McPherson discusses the officer in the 4th Alabama, who was determined to fight a "black republican" leader, he reveals that leader is what relation to him?
(a) Grandson.
(b) Cousin.
(c) Uncle.
(d) Brother-in-law.

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

5. After the story from the soldier who experienced the glaze of war during the battle at Gaines Mill, McPherson notes that another term for this phenomenon is what?
(a) Battle craze.
(b) Enraged glory.
(c) Military insanity.
(d) Combat narcosis.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. 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?

4. When an immigrant worker in a Philadelphia textile mill wrote to his father to explain his enlistment, he said if secession were allowed, the United States might end up worse than what country?

5. McPherson quotes a sergeant who had spent the first twenty months of service guarding railroad bridges, as being disgusted with the lack of action. Which state was he from?

(see the answer key)

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