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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, to what charge do civilians who burn bridges typically plead guilty?
(a) Civil unrest.
(b) Inciting a riot.
(c) Violating the laws of war.
(d) Bridge burning.

2. What does General Order No. 104 request that civilian and military authorities do?
(a) Report all strangers and suspected derelicts to the Union Army.
(b) Interfere as little as possible with commerce while capturing draft dodgers.
(c) Turn in all information about spies and suspicious personnel.
(d) Place all thieves and blockade runners under arrest.

3. Who is Joseph Aubuchon?
(a) A Missouri civilian tried for treason in a military commission.
(b) A Confederate soldier tried for treason in a military commission.
(c) A Union soldier tried for treason in a military commission.
(d) The District Attorney for Missouri in 1862.

4. What does Attorney General Edward Bates prepare for President Lincoln in Chapter 1?
(a) A list of Confederate supporters.
(b) A Jacksonian defense.
(c) A collection of international civil liberty laws.
(d) A list of Maryland lawmakers who may be arrested.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which book of John A. Marshall's is well read among Lincoln's critics?

2. Why does Clement L. Vallandigham's arrest cause widespread Democratic protests?

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

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

5. Whom does Lincoln turn to for advice when Baltimore mobs burn railroad bridges?

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