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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are judges still issuing writs of habeas corpus in Chapter 3?
(a) Lincoln has yet to publicize his suspension of habeas corpus.
(b) Broken rail lines have delayed official information.
(c) They are waiting on a statement from the Supreme Court.
(d) They are sympathetic to the Confederacy.

2. Why do mobs burn railroad bridges in Chapter 1?
(a) To prevent goods from being sent South.
(b) To protest an increase on cotton tax.
(c) To prevent goods from being sent North.
(d) To prevent troops from passing through to Washington, DC.

3. How does Lincoln justify the suppression of such constitutional rights such as freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and habeas corpus?
(a) Such rights are earned, not given.
(b) Rebels are using these rights to aid their rebellion.
(c) Spies could damage the commerce of the Union.
(d) The country must temporarily give up freedom for safety.

4. What type of warfare does John Singleton Mosby employ?
(a) Guerrilla tactics.
(b) Maneuver warfare.
(c) Jacksonian warfare.
(d) Attrition warfare.

5. 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 advising people to demand a peaceful settlement at the polls.
(d) For warning recruits they will go to hell.

Short Answer Questions

1. When is Abraham Lincoln inaugurated?

2. How does Dennis A. Mahony secure his release?

3. Why is district attorney Ezra B. Chase arrested in Chapter 3?

4. Why does Joseph Griffin sue Captain Frank Wilcox for false imprisonment?

5. Which newspaper does Chauncey Burr publish in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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