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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, We Know That We are Supported at Home.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which individual won the nomination for governor of Ohio on an antiwar platform in June 1863?
(a) Marcus Speigel.
(b) Chauncey Welton.
(c) Clement L. Vallandigham.
(d) James Vernon.

2. In "Chapter 8: The Cause of Liberty," how does McPherson say Southern whites preferred to term "slavery"?
(a) Southern way of life.
(b) Southern ingenuity.
(c) Southern institutions.
(d) Southern rights.

3. When McPherson recounts the tale of Sarah Rosetta Wakeman, what name does he say she enlisted under?
(a) Lyons Wakeman.
(b) Thomas Lyons.
(c) Lyons Rose.
(d) Teddy Wakefield.

4. According to "Chapter 4: If I Flinched I Was Ruined," the ultimate test of leadership was what?
(a) Relationships.
(b) Horsemanship.
(c) Casualties.
(d) Combat.

5. 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?
(a) North Carolina.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Illinois.

Short Answer Questions

1. The end of "Chapter 4: If I Flinched I Was Ruined" says Civil War soldiers came from a society that prized all BUT WHICH of the following?

2. In 1863, a thirty-three year old private in the 2nd Ohio Cavalry wrote that his side must win, lest the march of Liberty be held back by all BUT WHICH of these?

3. In the spring of 1862, soldiers from which state felt a redoubled commitment to the war effort when large portions of their home state fell to the "insolent invader"?

4. During the discussion of religion, from which state was the private who wrote in 1861 that he wanted to put down the rebellion but hoped the war would end without him having to kill anybody?

5. In the discussion of the physiological effects of warfare, a chemical reaction in the adrenal gland causes which of the following to be released?

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