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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which book of John A. Marshall's is well read among Lincoln's critics?
(a) The Merryman.
(b) The American Bastile.
(c) The Prisoner of State.
(d) Low Tide for Liberty.

2. Why is Edmund J. Ellis banished from Missouri?
(a) For selling alcohol to Union troops.
(b) For burning a bridge into St. Louis.
(c) For bringing illegal goods across picket lines.
(d) For exercising freedom of expression.

3. What is the Militia Act designed to prevent?
(a) Theft.
(b) Spies from crossing Union lines.
(c) Dereliction of duty.
(d) Evasion of military duty.

4. Which unpopular bill does Congress pass on July 17, 1862?
(a) The Militia Act.
(b) The Habeas Corpus Act.
(c) The Emancipation Proclamation.
(d) The Writ Act.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are judges still issuing writs of habeas corpus in Chapter 3?

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

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

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

5. Why is Dennis A. Mahony arrested in Chapter 3?

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