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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which famous church is raided and looted by Union troops in 1861?
(a) New Hope Church.
(b) St. Croix.
(c) Pohick church.
(d) Ambrose Chapel Church.

2. Who is the presidential nominee for the Democratic party in 1864?
(a) Sidney Cromwell.
(b) Abraham Lincoln.
(c) John V. L. Pruyn.
(d) George B. McClellan.

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

4. Who are the Copperheads?
(a) Union spies working behind Confederate lines.
(b) Republicans who oppose the Civil War.
(c) Northern Democrats who oppose the Civil War.
(d) Former Confederates who work for the Union.

5. Who runs against Lincoln in the 1864 election?
(a) Sidney Cromwell.
(b) John V. L. Pruyn.
(c) Clement Vallandingham.
(d) George B. McClellan.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which book does Andrew D. Duff write warnings of the dangerous precedents being set by President Lincoln's actions?

3. In Chapter 9, why does the Illinois State Register accept martial law fait accompli?

4. According to "The American Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1865," how many citizens are denied habeas corpus?

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

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