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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What concerns do Union commanders have about Confederate deserters?
(a) They may damage the morale of Union soldiers.
(b) They might be spies.
(c) They are setting a bad example for Union soldiers.
(d) They might spread disease.

2. Which book of John A. Marshall's is well read among Lincoln's critics?
(a) The Merryman.
(b) The Prisoner of State.
(c) Low Tide for Liberty.
(d) The American Bastile.

3. Why is John Merryman arrested in Chapter 1?
(a) For selling alcohol to Union troops.
(b) For shooting his slaves.
(c) For bringing illegal goods across picket lines.
(d) For raising forces for the Confederacy.

4. What decision does Lincoln make on April 27, 1861?
(a) He announces the Emancipation Proclamation.
(b) He makes plans to reunite America.
(c) He suspends writ of habeas corpus on rail routes from Philadelphia to Washington.
(d) He decides to send troops into the South.

5. What are the most common reasons for civilian arrest between 1863 and 1864?
(a) Stealing food and supplies from the Union forces.
(b) Publishing anti-Union articles.
(c) Blockade running and smuggling.
(d) Evading the draft.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are disloyal citizens tried in Chapter 2?

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

3. According to William Seward, which law is higher than the Constitution?

4. What is the Militia Act designed to prevent?

5. What does Samuel E. Perkins do in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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