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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why is Dennis A. Mahony arrested in Chapter 3?
(a) For selling alcohol to Union troops.
(b) For bringing illegal goods across picket lines.
(c) For discouraging enlistments.
(d) For breaking up a recruitment rally.

4. Which Democratic supporter gives a speech during the 1864 campaigns claiming that emancipation will make postwar reunion difficult?
(a) Abraham Lincoln.
(b) Horatio Seymour.
(c) George B. McClellan.
(d) Clement Vallandingham.

5. Why does Clement L. Vallandigham's arrest cause widespread Democratic protests?
(a) He is a well read author.
(b) He was once a member of the U.S. Congress.
(c) He is a respected preacher.
(d) He was arrested without legal precedent.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Maryland protest the military arrest of citizens?

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

3. Who are the Copperheads?

4. Which former President is almost arrested for being a Southern sympathizer during the Civil War?

5. Why is Nathaniel Bachelder arrested in Chapter 3?

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