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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which newspaper does Chauncey Burr publish in Chapter 3?
(a) The Newark "Evening Journal."
(b) The Dubuque "Herald."
(c) The "Merryman."
(d) The "American Bastile."

2. What unusual qualities does Henry W. Halleck have in a leader?
(a) He speaks both the language of the law and the language of the people.
(b) He is well read, intelligent and also has great physical strength.
(c) He has written about international law and observes legal niceties.
(d) He has a natural charisma that attracts all voters.

3. Why is Edmund J. Ellis banished from Missouri?
(a) For selling alcohol to Union troops.
(b) For burning a bridge into St. Louis.
(c) For exercising freedom of expression.
(d) For bringing illegal goods across picket lines.

4. In Chapter 2, on what charge are civilians who burn bridges typically tried?
(a) Inciting a riot.
(b) Civil unrest.
(c) Destruction of property.
(d) Violating the laws of war.

5. In Chapter 6, what are the primary reasons for most arrests of Northern citizens?
(a) Contraband trading, desertion, and draft dodging.
(b) White collar crimes.
(c) Theft and looting.
(d) Freedom of speech and civil liberty issues.

Short Answer Questions

1. What concerns does Joseph Holt have about rebel defectors who are found behind Union lines?

2. What does the War Department do when James Hamilton reveals the horrors he suffered as a hostage?

3. What could the Wilmot Proviso possibly ban?

4. Which book does Andrew D. Duff write warnings of the dangerous precedents being set by President Lincoln's actions?

5. Which Union general has President Lincoln's blessing to arrest all the men he wishes and freeing those who are willing to take an oath of allegiance?

(see the answer key)

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