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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which two bills does Congress pass on March 3, 1863?
(a) The Writ Act and the Militia Act.
(b) The Enrollment Act and the Militia Act.
(c) The Habeas Corpus Act and the Enrollment Act.
(d) The Emancipation Proclamation and General Order 100.

2. Who is nicknamed the "Beast of New Orleans"?
(a) Benjamin F. Butler.
(b) Joseph Griffin.
(c) Samuel E. Perkins.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

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

4. What type of state is Missouri described as being in Chapter 2?
(a) A neutral state.
(b) A Confederate state.
(c) A loyal state.
(d) A rebellious state.

5. How do the Confederates plan on reacting to Grant's order in Chapter 4?
(a) Burn all the farms and villages north of the border.
(b) Hide in the woods and snipe Union soldiers as they pass.
(c) Conscript Union citizens as Confederate soldiers.
(d) Arrest Union citizens to use in hostage exchanges.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the Prisoners of State?

2. What unusual qualities does Henry W. Halleck have in a leader?

3. Which judge challenges President Lincoln's right to suspend the writ of habeas corpus?

4. What book does Dennis A. Mahony write after his release?

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

(see the answer key)

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