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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does General William S. Harney refuse to release Captain Emmett McDonald?
(a) On grounds of "higher law."
(b) On grounds of federal law.
(c) He fears for Captain McDonald's safety.
(d) On grounds of international law.

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

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

5. Which former U.S. President does Lincoln admire?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) Millard Fillmore.
(c) James Buchanan.
(d) Andrew Jackson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which former President is nearly arrested in Chapter 1?

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

3. How does Lincoln justify the suppression of such constitutional rights such as freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and habeas corpus?

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

5. Why does William Seward feel it necessary to suspend the writ of habeas corpus?

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