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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who opposes refunding Jackson's fine and publishes a pamphlet about martial law threatening slavery?
(a) Professor Joel Parker.
(b) Judge S. S. Nicholas.
(c) Franklin Pierce.
(d) Horace Binney.

2. According to the New York Tribune, what percentage of military arrests are unjustified?
(a) 50 percent.
(b) 90 percent.
(c) 10 percent.
(d) 35 percent.

3. What is an "arbitrary arrest"?
(a) An arrest that is made without due cause.
(b) An arrest made on political grounds.
(c) A government mandated arrest.
(d) An arrest of a suspected military spy.

4. Why are modern historians unable to replicate or confirm Colonel F. C. Ainsworth's study?
(a) His notes and journals have been lost.
(b) The National Archives will not release the records.
(c) The great fire of 1906 destroyed most of the records.
(d) His bureau has been abolished and surviving records are incomplete.

5. What book does Dennis A. Mahony write after his release?
(a) The Merryman.
(b) The Prisoner of State.
(c) The American Bastile.
(d) Low Tide for Liberty.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 6, what is the average length of time a Northern arrestee is detained?

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

4. Why is Nathaniel Bachelder arrested in Chapter 3?

5. Which 20th century historian depicts Lincoln as a merciful humanitarian caught in between preserving the Union and violating civil rights?

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