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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the "White Flag Affair," how does Union General Christopher C. Augur convince three Confederates to release his captured Union soldiers?
(a) By holding their fathers hostage.
(b) By holding their wives hostage.
(c) By threatening to burn their farms.
(d) By holding their eldest sons hostage.

2. What nickname is given to President Lincoln?
(a) Honest Abe.
(b) The Writ Rewriter.
(c) Old Black Soot.
(d) The Beast of New Orleans.

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

4. Who renders the final verdict in Ex parte Milligan?
(a) Edward Bates.
(b) The Supreme Court.
(c) President Lincoln.
(d) The Union Military Commission.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Samuel E. Perkins do in Chapter 4?

2. How does Lincoln justify the suppression of such constitutional rights such as freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and habeas corpus?

3. Why does William Seward feel it necessary to suspend the writ of habeas corpus?

4. What form of torture is commonly accepted among the administration during the Civil War?

5. How long are military courts allowed to try civilians?

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