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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the verdict in Joseph Griffin's case?
(a) Mr. Griffin is jailed for being a Confederate sympathizer.
(b) Captain Wilcox does have the right to arrest Mr. Griffin.
(c) Mr. Griffin is awarded damages equaling the cost of his inventory.
(d) Captain Wilcox does not have the right to arrest Mr. Griffin.

2. How does Dennis A. Mahony secure his release?
(a) His lawyer threatens to take the Union general to court.
(b) He writes and publishes articles about prision life.
(c) He bribes the warden.
(d) He swears an oath of loyalty to the Union.

3. In Chapter 5, why does the Union Army close down nine firms and arrest 97 employees and owners?
(a) For brokering Army enlistments.
(b) For selling alcohol to Union troops.
(c) For running good through blockades.
(d) For bringing illegal goods across picket lines.

4. Why is district attorney Ezra B. Chase arrested in Chapter 3?
(a) For warning recruits they will go to hell.
(b) For breaking up a recruitment rally.
(c) For advising people to demand a peaceful settlement at the polls.
(d) For selling alcohol to Union troops.

5. Which pioneer political scientist drafts War Department General Order No. 100, specifying that hostages be treated as POWs?
(a) Joel H. Silbey.
(b) Francis Lieber.
(c) Henry W. Halleck.
(d) James McPherson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which country continues to import cotton from the South during the Civil War?

2. What nickname is given to President Lincoln?

3. What decision does General John C. Frymont make about Joseph Aubuchon?

4. In Chapter 5, what does Pardon Worsley convince clerks from several prominent businesses that he has the permits and power to do?

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

(see the answer key)

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