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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, A Band of Brothers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the discussion of primary group cohesion, McPherson says it has existed since time immemorial but was studied during World War II in all BUT WHICH of these soldiers?
(a) British.
(b) German.
(c) American.
(d) Japanese.

2. During the battle of Fair Oaks, Captain Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., swore he would shoot the first man who ran, in which of the following regiments?
(a) 21st Texas.
(b) 5th Arkansas.
(c) 20th Massachusetts.
(d) 12th Georgia.

3. After the battle of Chancellorville, a lieutenant in the 17th Connecticut wrote home that the captain had resigned and gone home; what was the captain's name?
(a) Captain Marks.
(b) Captain Lucy.
(c) Captain Sully.
(d) Captain Thomas.

4. 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?
(a) Tennessee.
(b) Virginia.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) Indiana.

5. When McPherson and his cousin visit the four Civil War battlefields near Fredericksburg, Virginia, he notes that it is the day after which of the following holidays?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Labor Day.
(c) Thanksgiving.
(d) Easter.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the discussion of religious fatalism, what is described as the most dangerous position in the infantry?

2. In "Chapter 6: A Band of Brothers," McPherson states that in the Confederacy, which state endured a great deal of disdain from other states?

3. In the discussion of the battle energy, an anemic Yale graduate--who later died at 26--recounted that the double-quick was not a fast enough pace; what disease did the man have?

4. When a young private predicted the bullet had not been made that would shoot him, McPherson notes he was correct because the private died in what prison?

5. In 1862, a private in the 38th North Carolina wrote to his wife that, if he were to be killed, he hoped to be reunited with his daughter __________.

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