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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Nathaniel Bachelder arrested in Chapter 3?
(a) For selling alcohol to Union troops.
(b) For raising forces for the Confederacy.
(c) For warning recruits they will go to hell.
(d) For bringing illegal goods across picket lines.

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

3. What is the verdict in Joseph Griffin's case?
(a) Mr. Griffin is awarded damages equaling the cost of his inventory.
(b) Captain Wilcox does have the right to arrest Mr. Griffin.
(c) Captain Wilcox does not have the right to arrest Mr. Griffin.
(d) Mr. Griffin is jailed for being a Confederate sympathizer.

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

5. Why does Joseph Griffin sue Captain Frank Wilcox for false imprisonment?
(a) He is a loyal citizen of the Union.
(b) He has a license to sell alcohol.
(c) He is a legal citizen of the United States.
(d) Martial law does not give the right to confiscate private property.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Union Generals treat civilians who sell alcohol to their soldiers?

2. What does Peter H. Watson oversee in Chapter 5?

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

4. What order does Ulysses S. Grant give General Philip Sheridan in Chapter 4?

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

(see the answer key)

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