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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, The Cause of Liberty.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the discussion of religious fatalism, what is described as the most dangerous position in the infantry?
(a) Drummer boy.
(b) Rifleman.
(c) Artilleryman.
(d) Color bearer.

2. While talking about religious fatalism, McPherson says that more soldiers were practical Arminians than strict __________________.
(a) Predestinations.
(b) Calvinists.
(c) Protestants.
(d) Fatalists.

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

4. During his visit to the four Civil War battlefields near Fredericksburg, McPherson thinks about the fighting that happened on May 12, 1864; for how many hours did the battle last?
(a) 18.
(b) 9.
(c) 27.
(d) 4.

5. In the discussion of hyped-up battle behavior, McPherson notes that the phenomenon has been described as all BUT WHICH of the following?
(a) Fighting madness.
(b) Battle rage.
(c) Combat frenzy.
(d) Military craze.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the discussion of "short-timers" psychology, the author notes the pride and honor of a soldier were bound up with the pride and honor of all BUT WHICH of these?

2. 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?

3. During the discussion of good-luck charms and talismans, the author notes that he has not encountered any evidence of Civil War soldiers carrying what common item?

4. An experience at Gaines Mill on June 27, 1862, where the Union line slowly began to leak stragglers, was described by a corporal from which state?

5. 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?

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