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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Union Generals treat civilians who sell alcohol to their soldiers?
(a) Place them in public stocks for 24 hours.
(b) Hang them.
(c) Confiscate all their liquor.
(d) Jail them for 30-60 days.

2. What happens to Assistant Judge William M. Merrick in Chapter 1?
(a) He is shot while giving a public speech.
(b) He is executed for treason.
(c) He is arrested and jailed for the duration of the war.
(d) He is put under surveillance and loses his salary.

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

4. When does Lincoln suspend the writ of habeas corpus in Missouri?
(a) After a potential assassination plot is uncovered.
(b) After local commanders suspend civil liberties.
(c) After Confederate spies are found hiding in the capital courthouse.
(d) After mobs riot in the streets of Jefferson City.

5. What precedent is set in Joseph Griffin's case?
(a) The suspension of habeas corpus does not legalize wrongful arrest.
(b) The suspension of habeas corpus legalizes military arrest.
(c) Suspected sympathizers have no rights.
(d) Financial remuneration must be given to private citizens.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What war time legal practice is revived due to the rise of guerilla warfare in America?

3. How does Ulysses S. Grant respond to General Paine's decision to arrest 100 citizens?

4. Who is Edmund J. Ellis?

5. Who is Samuel E. Perkins?

(see the answer key)

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