Red Badge of Courage

Test Chapters 1-5

  1. What was the general reaction to Jim Conklin's rumor? A) despair B) arguing C) complaining D) fright
  2. When Mrs. Fleming said, "'Henry, don't you be a fool,'" she was attempting to persuade Henry not to A) follow in his father's footsteps. B) join the army. C) dream so much about heroic deeds. D) be a coward in conflict.
  3. What was Henry's reaction to veterans? A) He believed them. B) He suspected them. C) He confided in them. D) He reported them.
  4. Jim's response to Henry's question about running in the face of battle indicated that Conklin could A) stretch the imagination. B) pontificate with pride. C) calculate the future. D) speculate upon options.
  5. To conclude that all "untried men possessed great and correct confidence" was A) an assertion made by loud Wilson. B) a belief held by tall Jim Conklin. C) a tenant espoused in the Civil War training manuel. D) an assumption on Henry's part.
  6. Henry's mother relied on whom to take care of similar women in her plight? A) men who hadn't joined the army B) the Lord C) city folk D) tithings from soldier paychecks
  7. What "reality of war" was Henry learning from his army experiences? A) Hurry up and wait. B) Winning the internal war of courage over "fear and shame" were requisites to facing battle in a real war. C) Uniforms were cool to wear, especially in a procession. D) Idealistic patriotism would be met with contempt. E) He was not alone in his self-wonderment about running.
  8. Upon discovering the falsehood of the moving-out scuttlebutt, why was Henry not relieved? A) Delays meant a postponement in the test to his courage. B) Waiting shredded the spirit. C) He would have to bond with his comrades. D) He would have to listen to Wilson.
  9. What were the "red eyes" from across the river? A) Confederate camp fires across the Rappahannock. B) veteran red coats from the American Revolution. C) morning torches across the Hannarappa River. D) angry Confederate soldiers taking early-morning aim with blood-shot eyes.
  10. Henry proved to be what? A) a wizard with weapons B) a mental outcast C) incapable of demonizing his plight D) quite the poker player
  11. Why were veteran regiments "small aggregations of men"?
  12. As Henry scrambled up a bank expecting to see a battle scene, which feeling did he possess? A) cowardice B) curiosity C) courage D) contempt
  13. T/F: The chapter ended with Wilson apologizing for having kicked Henry awake earlier in the morning.
  14. T/F: Henry became known to the captain of the company because the youth bandaged the lieutenant's wounded hand.
  15. The blue line saw in its approaching comrades the look of A) fortitude B) wild terror C) intense commitment D) benign stubbornness
  16. Who were the "brown swarm of running men"? A) attacking Rebels B) members of the circus C) dusty deserters D) back-up troops
  17. T/F: The sounds of fire forced the youth to contemplate amputating himself from his regiment.
  18. Which part of nature offers the best opportunity for comparing the flow of the battle? A) stars B) mountain tops C) shore line D) canyons
  19. The chapter ended with what observation about nature? A) Nature was angry with man. B) Nature was impervious to man's fiendishness. C) Nature was personified as a caring mother. D) Nature was depicted as a stern father.
  20. The battle scene in Chapter Five depicted man as what? A) a mob without a purpose B) a sputtering motor about to stall C) a mechanical machine with each part working D) a mountain of heroes