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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Lincoln justify the suppression of such constitutional rights such as freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and habeas corpus?
(a) Such rights are earned, not given.
(b) Spies could damage the commerce of the Union.
(c) Rebels are using these rights to aid their rebellion.
(d) The country must temporarily give up freedom for safety.

2. Why is Chauncey Burr arrested in Chapter 3?
(a) For advising people to demand a peaceful settlement at the polls.
(b) For bringing illegal goods across picket lines.
(c) For warning recruits they will go to hell.
(d) For breaking up a recruitment rally.

3. 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) A Savage Conflict.
(d) Arming the Suckers 1861-1865.

4. Which newspaper does Chauncey Burr publish in Chapter 3?
(a) The Newark "Evening Journal."
(b) The "American Bastile."
(c) The Dubuque "Herald."
(d) The "Merryman."

5. Why is Nathaniel Bachelder arrested in Chapter 3?
(a) For bringing illegal goods across picket lines.
(b) For raising forces for the Confederacy.
(c) For selling alcohol to Union troops.
(d) For warning recruits they will go to hell.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Kenneth A. Bernard attempt to defend Lincoln's character?

2. In Chapter 9, what does Andrew D. Duff predict President Lincoln will not allow in November of 1864?

3. Which two bills does Congress pass on March 3, 1863?

4. Why are modern historians unable to replicate or confirm Colonel F. C. Ainsworth's study?

5. Why is district attorney Ezra B. Chase arrested in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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