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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What order does Ulysses S. Grant give General Philip Sheridan in Chapter 4?
(a) Conscript all men under 50 and destroy their means of subsistence.
(b) Take only what is needed from the farms and villages.
(c) Conscript all men under 30, regardless of race.
(d) Burn all factories, but leave farms and gardens intact.

2. Which ship captures the Banshee in 1863?
(a) The USS Fulton.
(b) The CSS Alabama.
(c) The CSS Merrimac.
(d) The USS Monitor.

3. 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) Freedom of speech and civil liberty issues.
(d) Theft and looting.

4. Which politician quotes Lord Coke by saying, "Where courts of law are open, martial law cannot be executed"?
(a) Horatio Seymour.
(b) Abraham Lincoln.
(c) Clement Vallandingham.
(d) George B. McClellan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What book does James G. Randall write that criticizes Lincoln's habeas corpus policy?

2. Who is nicknamed the "Beast of New Orleans"?

3. Who is Joseph G. Knapp?

4. What happens to Assistant Judge William M. Merrick in Chapter 1?

5. Why does Joseph Griffin sue Captain Frank Wilcox for false imprisonment?

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