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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What concerns do Union commanders have about Confederate deserters?
(a) They may damage the morale of Union soldiers.
(b) They might spread disease.
(c) They are setting a bad example for Union soldiers.
(d) They might be spies.

2. Why is John Merryman arrested in Chapter 1?
(a) For raising forces for the Confederacy.
(b) For shooting his slaves.
(c) For selling alcohol to Union troops.
(d) For bringing illegal goods across picket lines.

3. What are the most common reasons for civilian arrest between 1863 and 1864?
(a) Blockade running and smuggling.
(b) Stealing food and supplies from the Union forces.
(c) Evading the draft.
(d) Publishing anti-Union articles.

4. How does Kenneth A. Bernard attempt to defend Lincoln's character?
(a) Lincoln is forced to make hard choices.
(b) Lincoln is protecting America from guerrilla warfare.
(c) The security of the nation is more valuable than civil liberty.
(d) Lincoln rectifies his mistakes.

5. According to the New York Tribune, what percentage of military arrests are unjustified?
(a) 10 percent.
(b) 35 percent.
(c) 90 percent.
(d) 50 percent.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, on what charge are civilians who burn bridges typically tried?

2. Dennis A. Mahony is editor of which newspaper in Chapter 3?

3. What sentence does Joseph Holt request for Wes Brogan?

4. Who is Joseph G. Knapp?

5. In reviewing the "U.S. Army Court Martial Cases" of 1863-65, why does Lincoln sometimes disagree with Holt?

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