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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the Prisoners of State?
(a) Uniformed Confederate captives.
(b) Felons captured behind enemy lines.
(c) Union military felons.
(d) Civilians arrested by the military.

2. What do William Seward and George McClelland approve in Chapter 1?
(a) An attack plan for Missouri.
(b) A collection of international civil liberty laws.
(c) A list of Confederate supporters.
(d) A list of Maryland lawmakers who may be arrested.

3. Why do mobs burn railroad bridges in Chapter 1?
(a) To protest an increase on cotton tax.
(b) To prevent goods from being sent South.
(c) To prevent troops from passing through to Washington, DC.
(d) To prevent goods from being sent North.

4. Who is Henry W. Halleck?
(a) The editor and owner of the St. Louis "State Journal."
(b) General John C. Frymont's replacement.
(c) A St. Louis attorney representing the rights of local citizens.
(d) A St. Louis Justice and rival to General John C. Frymont.

5. According to Lincoln, why are multiple arrests made in Maryland in Chapter 1?
(a) To prevent unrest and preserve the Union.
(b) To undermine an assassination plot.
(c) To silence political dissenters.
(d) To break up a ring of Confederate spies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is John Merryman arrested in Chapter 1?

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

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

4. In Chapter 2, to what charge do civilians who burn bridges typically plead guilty?

5. To whom does President Lincoln have to explain his decision to suspend the writ of habeas corpus?

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