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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When is Abraham Lincoln inaugurated?
(a) May 1, 1860.
(b) January 20, 1862.
(c) November 2, 1864.
(d) March 4, 1861.

2. What book does Dennis A. Mahony write after his release?
(a) The American Bastile.
(b) The Merryman.
(c) Low Tide for Liberty.
(d) The Prisoner of State.

3. What concerns do Union commanders have about Confederate deserters?
(a) They may damage the morale of Union soldiers.
(b) They might spread disease.
(c) They are setting a bad example for Union soldiers.
(d) They might be spies.

4. What war time legal practice is revived due to the rise of guerilla warfare in America?
(a) Seizure of property.
(b) Execution squads.
(c) Military commissions.
(d) Hangings.

5. Which judge challenges President Lincoln's right to suspend the writ of habeas corpus?
(a) Assistant Judge William M. Merrick.
(b) Provost Marshal General Bernard G. Farrar .
(c) Chief Justice Roger B. Taney.
(d) Attorney General Edward Bates.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Nathaniel Bachelder arrested in Chapter 3?

2. Who is Samuel E. Perkins?

3. Who is Edwin M. Stanton?

4. What type of warfare does John Singleton Mosby employ?

5. Who are the Copperheads?

(see the answer key)

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