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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Edmund J. Ellis?
(a) A Union soldier tried for treason in a military commission.
(b) A Missouri civil officer of the law.
(c) A Missouri civilian tried for treason in a military commission.
(d) Editor of the "Boone County Standard."

2. How does Dennis A. Mahony secure his release?
(a) He writes and publishes articles about prision life.
(b) He swears an oath of loyalty to the Union.
(c) He bribes the warden.
(d) His lawyer threatens to take the Union general to court.

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

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

5. Which two bills does Congress pass on March 3, 1863?
(a) The Enrollment Act and the Militia Act.
(b) The Emancipation Proclamation and General Order 100.
(c) The Habeas Corpus Act and the Enrollment Act.
(d) The Writ Act and the Militia Act.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does General William S. Harney refuse to release Captain Emmett McDonald?

3. After what battle do arrests of Southern citizens begin to decline?

4. In 1864, what bogus presidential proclamation is published in the New York "World" and the "Journal of Commerce"?

5. Why do mobs burn railroad bridges in Chapter 1?

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