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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book does James G. Randall write that criticizes Lincoln's habeas corpus policy?
(a) Mr. Lincoln's Forts.
(b) Constitutional Problems under Lincoln.
(c) Arming the Suckers 1861-1865.
(d) A Savage Conflict.

2. Who renders the final verdict in Ex parte Milligan?
(a) President Lincoln.
(b) Edward Bates.
(c) The Union Military Commission.
(d) The Supreme Court.

3. Why is district attorney Ezra B. Chase arrested in Chapter 3?
(a) For warning recruits they will go to hell.
(b) For advising people to demand a peaceful settlement at the polls.
(c) For selling alcohol to Union troops.
(d) For breaking up a recruitment rally.

4. Why does President Lincoln write a letter to Erastus Corning?
(a) To defend his position on civil liberties during war.
(b) To thank him for his support.
(c) To warn his group of the dangers evident in freedom of speech.
(d) To justify the slow progress of the war.

5. In 1897, what does William Archibald Dunning consider Lincoln?
(a) A puppet.
(b) A villain.
(c) A dictator.
(d) A hero.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Confederate Captain John Wilkinson slip through the blockade in 1864?

2. Which famous case will refer to Samuel Perkins' arguments in 1966?

3. Why are no military trials conducted in Delaware during the Civil War?

4. In Chapter 6, which Anti-Lincoln historian is accused of exaggerating partisan abuse and political exploitation?

5. How does Lincoln justify the suppression of such constitutional rights such as freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and habeas corpus?

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