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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Lincoln, why are multiple arrests made in Maryland in Chapter 1?
(a) To undermine an assassination plot.
(b) To silence political dissenters.
(c) To prevent unrest and preserve the Union.
(d) To break up a ring of Confederate spies.

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

3. What order does Ulysses S. Grant give General Philip Sheridan in Chapter 4?
(a) Burn all factories, but leave farms and gardens intact.
(b) Conscript all men under 30, regardless of race.
(c) Take only what is needed from the farms and villages.
(d) Conscript all men under 50 and destroy their means of subsistence.

4. Whom does the Secretary of the Navy blame for the hoax published in the New York "World" and the "Journal of Commerce"?
(a) Frank A. Mallison.
(b) Hamilton Easter.
(c) Oliver Cromwell.
(d) Charles Dana.

5. In 1862, which governor arrests 70 "vile secessionists" and essentially keeps these civilians as hostages?
(a) Joel H. Silbey.
(b) James McPherson.
(c) Andrew Johnson.
(d) Francis Lieber.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Assistant Judge William M. Merrick in Chapter 1?

2. In reviewing the "U.S. Army Court Martial Cases" of 1863-65, why does Lincoln sometimes disagree with Holt?

3. Which famous case will refer to Samuel Perkins' arguments in 1966?

4. How does Kenneth A. Bernard attempt to defend Lincoln's character?

5. Who renders the final verdict in Ex parte Milligan?

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