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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From which state was the private who wrote in January 1862, after speaking to a slave whose husband had been beaten, that he was convinced of the "cruelty and inhumanity of the system"?
(a) New York.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) Pennsylvania.

2. When talking about the frustrations of Union soldiers in the last two years of the war, what amount do readers learn drafted men could pay to acquire a substitute?
(a) $150.
(b) $50.
(c) $300.
(d) $900.

3. After the discussion of the conflict between love of family and love of country, McPherson quotes an Alabama soldier as saying he worried for his wife if they failed. What was his wife's name?
(a) Annabelle.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Mary.
(d) Cellie.

4. In the discussion of Lincoln's idea that the United States represented the last best hope for the survival of republican government, the world is bestrode by all BUT WHICH of these?
(a) Kings.
(b) Emperors.
(c) Despots.
(d) Tyrants.

5. Which individual was one of the highest-ranking Jewish officials during the war, who denounced the Emancipation Proclamation to his wife in January 1863?
(a) General James Vernon.
(b) Colonel Marcus Speigel.
(c) Private Chauncey Welton.
(d) Captain Clement L. Vallandigham.

6. In "Chapter 7: On the Altar of my Country," how did soldiers frequently misspell the word "altar"?
(a) Alter.
(b) Alttar.
(c) Atlar.
(d) Alterr.

7. In 1863, when an infantry colonel said he began "to think no Soldier ought to be married," readers learn that he is from state?
(a) Wisconsin.
(b) South Carolina.
(c) Massachusetts.
(d) North Carolina.

8. After the three month Peninsula campaign, a Pennsylvania private wrote that he had lived on how many crackers from Thursday through Monday?
(a) 25.
(b) 4.
(c) 17.
(d) 9.

9. As McPherson explains Southern bitterness toward the North, from which state was the soldier who wrote in June 1863 that he felt his regiment should take horses, burn houses, and cause chaos?
(a) Virginia.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) Kentucky.
(d) Georgia.

10. As "Chapter 10: We Know That We are Supported at Home" opens, which of the following is NOT one of the main sources of combat motivation?
(a) Group cohesion.
(b) Patriotism.
(c) Courage.
(d) Self-respect.

11. At the end of "Chapter 7: On the Altar of My Country," McPherson says what percentage of the soldiers that comprised his sample material lost their lives in action?
(a) 48%.
(b) 14%.
(c) 94%.
(d) 21%.

12. In the discussion of Southern bitterness toward the North, from which state was the corporal who wrote it would be best "if the whole Yankee race could be swept from the face of the earth"?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) Virginia.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) Georgia.

13. On July 1, 1864, a captain for the 103rd Illinois wrote that it was day sixty-two for his regiment, and that they'd spent how many of those days under fire?
(a) 62.
(b) 48.
(c) 50.
(d) 33.

14. As "Chapter 11: Vengeance Will be Our Motto" ends, McPherson says that no army broke until the Army of Tennessee after which of the following battles in 1864?
(a) King's Hill.
(b) Spring Hill.
(c) Nashville.
(d) Fort Fisher.

15. While talking about the difficulties wives left behind faced, McPherson mentions a sergeant in the 21st Ohio whose wife had written that "your country's cause is my cause." What was her name?
(a) MaryAnn.
(b) Minie.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Jenny.

Short Answer Questions

1. When discussing the assertions of patriotism as a motivation for fighting, what percentage of the 429 Confederate letters and diaries used as sources affirmed this motivation?

2. Which most notorious massacre of black prisoners happened on April 12, 1864?

3. During the discussion of what sustained soldiers during the Civil War, what does McPherson say was a dominant theme in the letters home?

4. During Stonewall Jackson's Shenandoah Valley campaign in 1862, some of his men fought five battles in addition to marching how many miles in a single month?

5. As "Chapter 7: On the Altar of My Country" begins, McPherson quotes an analysis of surviving Tennessee soldiers that showed they weren't really aware of the South's goals during the Civil War. Which decade was the analysis?

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