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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. To whom does President Lincoln have to explain his decision to suspend the writ of habeas corpus?
(a) His cabinet.
(b) Congress.
(c) The American public.
(d) Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton.

3. Which judge challenges President Lincoln's right to suspend the writ of habeas corpus?
(a) Chief Justice Roger B. Taney.
(b) Provost Marshal General Bernard G. Farrar .
(c) Assistant Judge William M. Merrick.
(d) Attorney General Edward Bates.

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 Justice and rival to General John C. Frymont.
(d) A St. Louis attorney representing the rights of local citizens.

5. 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 goods from being sent North.
(d) To prevent troops from passing through to Washington, DC.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are disloyal citizens tried in Chapter 2?

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

3. What does General John C. Frymont do in Chapter 2?

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

5. What decision does General John C. Frymont make about Joseph Aubuchon?

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