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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which former President is nearly arrested in Chapter 1?
(a) Millard Fillmore.
(b) James Buchanan.
(c) Franklin Pierce.
(d) Zachary Taylor.

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

4. What does Provost Marshal General Bernard G. Farrar declare in light of General Paine's arrests in Chapter 2?
(a) Property does not exist in the absence of law.
(b) Due process is a privilege, not a right.
(c) Non-military personnel are subject to military law during war.
(d) Due process is a constitutional and moral right.

5. How are disloyal citizens tried in Chapter 2?
(a) In federal courts.
(b) In military commissions.
(c) In civil courts.
(d) In the field.

Short Answer Questions

1. What decision does Lincoln make on April 27, 1861?

2. Why does William Seward feel it necessary to suspend the writ of habeas corpus?

3. What type of state is Missouri described as being in Chapter 2?

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

5. Who is Edmund J. Ellis?

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