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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Lincoln suspend the writ of habeas corpus in Missouri?
(a) After Confederate spies are found hiding in the capital courthouse.
(b) After local commanders suspend civil liberties.
(c) After mobs riot in the streets of Jefferson City.
(d) After a potential assassination plot is uncovered.

2. What happens to Assistant Judge William M. Merrick in Chapter 1?
(a) He is arrested and jailed for the duration of the war.
(b) He is executed for treason.
(c) He is put under surveillance and loses his salary.
(d) He is shot while giving a public speech.

3. What does Attorney General Edward Bates prepare for President Lincoln in Chapter 1?
(a) A Jacksonian defense.
(b) A list of Maryland lawmakers who may be arrested.
(c) A list of Confederate supporters.
(d) A collection of international civil liberty laws.

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

5. Who produces a digest of opinions on martial law for President Lincoln in Chapter 1?
(a) William H. Seward.
(b) Titian J. Coffey.
(c) Edwin M. Stanton.
(d) Edward Bates.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What orders does President Lincoln give General Benjamin F. Butler and General-in-Chief Winfield Scott in Chapter 1?

5. Why is Nathaniel Bachelder arrested in Chapter 3?

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