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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Peter H. Watson oversee in Chapter 5?
(a) The movement of Union troops through St. Louis.
(b) The investigation of John Eitel's illegal operations.
(c) The transfer of civilian prisoners.
(d) The transfer of Confederate prisioners.

2. How are Confederate deserters often treated by Union troops in Chapter 4?
(a) They swear an oath of loyalty and are released.
(b) They are sent to POW camps.
(c) They are executed.
(d) They are interrogated, and then sent to Canada.

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

4. 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) The country must temporarily give up freedom for safety.
(c) Spies could damage the commerce of the Union.
(d) Rebels are using these rights to aid their rebellion.

5. What does General John C. Frymont do in Chapter 2?
(a) Close the St. Louis "State Journal" and declare martial law.
(b) Close the New Orleans "State Journal" and declare martial law.
(c) Arrest 143 rioters in the city of St. Louis.
(d) Shoot citizens in a St. Louis mob.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Samuel E. Perkins?

2. Which fraudulent company's office does the War Department raid in 1864?

3. Which General orders all blockade runners released in 1864?

4. What does Provost Marshal General Bernard G. Farrar declare in light of General Paine's arrests in Chapter 2?

5. Who sets John Eitel's bail in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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