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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the Confederate Captain John Wilkinson slip through the blockade in 1864?
(a) By pretending to be from Boston.
(b) By pretending to be a Union officer.
(c) By hiding in inlets and traveling at night.
(d) By pretending to be British.

2. In Chapter 2, to what charge do civilians who burn bridges typically plead guilty?
(a) Violating the laws of war.
(b) Civil unrest.
(c) Bridge burning.
(d) Inciting a riot.

3. What is the result of Brigadier General Thomas Ewing's General Order No. 11?
(a) 13,433 citizens of Missouri are arrested by Union forces.
(b) 237 civillians from Missouri are executed by Union soldiers.
(c) 20,000 citizens are banished from the state of Missouri.
(d) Military execution of civilian spies is abolished.

4. What does Provost Marshal General Bernard G. Farrar declare in light of General Paine's arrests in Chapter 2?
(a) Property does not exist in the absence of law.
(b) Due process is a privilege, not a right.
(c) Due process is a constitutional and moral right.
(d) Non-military personnel are subject to military law during war.

5. What nickname is given to President Lincoln?
(a) The Writ Rewriter.
(b) Honest Abe.
(c) Old Black Soot.
(d) The Beast of New Orleans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles confide in his diary?

2. According to the laws of war, what happens to neutral crewmen when a neutral ship is confiscated?

3. What concerns do Union commanders have about Confederate deserters?

4. How does the crew of the Banshee avoid arrest?

5. What does General Order No. 104 request that civilian and military authorities do?

(see the answer key)

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