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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 American Bastile.
(b) Low Tide for Liberty.
(c) The Prisoner of State.
(d) The Merryman.

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

3. Why is Chauncey Burr arrested in Chapter 3?
(a) For breaking up a recruitment rally.
(b) For bringing illegal goods across picket lines.
(c) For warning recruits they will go to hell.
(d) For advising people to demand a peaceful settlement at the polls.

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

5. Which two bills does Congress pass on March 3, 1863?
(a) The Writ Act and the Militia Act.
(b) The Emancipation Proclamation and General Order 100.
(c) The Enrollment Act and the Militia Act.
(d) The Habeas Corpus Act and the Enrollment Act.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Assistant Judge William M. Merrick in Chapter 1?

2. Why is John Merryman arrested in Chapter 1?

3. Why does Clement L. Vallandigham's arrest cause widespread Democratic protests?

4. Whom does Lincoln turn to for advice when Baltimore mobs burn railroad bridges?

5. Which former U.S. President does Lincoln admire?

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