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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the result of Brigadier General Thomas Ewing's General Order No. 11?
(a) Military execution of civilian spies is abolished.
(b) 13,433 citizens of Missouri are arrested by Union forces.
(c) 20,000 citizens are banished from the state of Missouri.
(d) 237 civillians from Missouri are executed by Union soldiers.

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

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

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

5. What does General John C. Frymont do in Chapter 2?
(a) Close the New Orleans "State Journal" and declare martial law.
(b) Shoot citizens in a St. Louis mob.
(c) Arrest 143 rioters in the city of St. Louis.
(d) Close the St. Louis "State Journal" and declare martial law.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Lincoln suspend the writ of habeas corpus in Missouri?

2. Who produces a digest of opinions on martial law for President Lincoln in Chapter 1?

3. What war time legal practice is revived due to the rise of guerilla warfare in America?

4. How does Ulysses S. Grant respond to General Paine's decision to arrest 100 citizens?

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

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