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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the "White Flag Affair," how does Union General Christopher C. Augur convince three Confederates to release his captured Union soldiers?
(a) By holding their fathers hostage.
(b) By threatening to burn their farms.
(c) By holding their wives hostage.
(d) By holding their eldest sons hostage.

2. Which pioneer political scientist drafts War Department General Order No. 100, specifying that hostages be treated as POWs?
(a) James McPherson.
(b) Francis Lieber.
(c) Joel H. Silbey.
(d) Henry W. Halleck.

3. In Chapter 6, what is the average length of time a Northern arrestee is detained?
(a) Eight days.
(b) 60 days.
(c) 6 weeks.
(d) 30 days.

4. In Chapter 6, which Pro-Lincoln historian is accused of generalizing the prisoners' danger?
(a) James McPherson.
(b) Joel H. Silbey.
(c) James G. Randall.
(d) Frank Klement.

5. How long are military courts allowed to try civilians?
(a) Only during the Civil War.
(b) Before and during the Civil War.
(c) Before, during and after the Civil War.
(d) During and after the Civil War.

6. Which politician quotes Lord Coke by saying, "Where courts of law are open, martial law cannot be executed"?
(a) Horatio Seymour.
(b) George B. McClellan.
(c) Clement Vallandingham.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

7. According to Lincoln, what act did President Jefferson commit without having the constitutional power to do so?
(a) The Militia Act.
(b) War with Mexico.
(c) War with the French.
(d) The Louisiana Purchase.

8. In 1862, which governor arrests 70 "vile secessionists" and essentially keeps these civilians as hostages?
(a) Joel H. Silbey.
(b) Francis Lieber.
(c) James McPherson.
(d) Andrew Johnson.

9. In Chapter 7, which great blockade running port is the last to fall?
(a) Wilmington, NC.
(b) Savannah, GA.
(c) North Port, FL.
(d) Charleston, SC.

10. In Chapter 8, which person in America has the final say on all verdicts during the Civil War, particularly death sentences?
(a) Edward Bates.
(b) President Lincoln.
(c) Edwin M. Stanton.
(d) William H. Seward.

11. What could the Wilmot Proviso possibly ban?
(a) Freedom of speech.
(b) Habeas Corpus.
(c) Marshal Law.
(d) Slavery.

12. As a congressman in 1848, why doesn't Lincoln want to wait for a constitutional amendment?
(a) He fears Congress will not act in the best interests of the country.
(b) He believes Confederate spies are working within Congress.
(c) He prefers the use of presidential "express authority."
(d) He believes the amendment will be too weak.

13. Who is Joseph Holt?
(a) Secretary of War from 1863-65.
(b) District Attorney of D.C. from 1863-65.
(c) Secretary of State from 1881-1884.
(d) Judge Advocate General in 1862.

14. According to "The American Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1865," how many citizens are denied habeas corpus?
(a) 13,535.
(b) 38,000.
(c) 942.
(d) 20,000.

15. Which ship captures the Banshee in 1863?
(a) The USS Fulton.
(b) The CSS Alabama.
(c) The USS Monitor.
(d) The CSS Merrimac.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the War Department and General E. R. S. Camby declare the Banshee?

2. According to President Lincoln, why would many civilian detainees have been in prison even with the right of habeas corpus?

3. According to Colonel F. C. Ainsworth's study, how many civilian prisoners were detained during the Civil War?

4. Which iron side steamship rams the USS Niphon?

5. According to Lincoln, what differentiates his actions from that of a dictator?

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