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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which Union general has President Lincoln's blessing to arrest all the men he wishes and freeing those who are willing to take an oath of allegiance?
(a) John A. Pope.
(b) Ulysses S. Grant.
(c) John A. Dix.
(d) William T. Sherman.

2. Why is Chauncey Burr arrested in Chapter 3?
(a) For advising people to demand a peaceful settlement at the polls.
(b) For warning recruits they will go to hell.
(c) For breaking up a recruitment rally.
(d) For bringing illegal goods across picket lines.

3. What unusual qualities does Henry W. Halleck have in a leader?
(a) He has a natural charisma that attracts all voters.
(b) He is well read, intelligent and also has great physical strength.
(c) He speaks both the language of the law and the language of the people.
(d) He has written about international law and observes legal niceties.

4. What does Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles confide in his diary?
(a) He fears the Confederacy might win.
(b) He never feared revolt from Northern citizens.
(c) He is terrified of revolt from Northern facotry workers.
(d) He is concerned about the impact of paid servants on the economy.

5. Who are the Prisoners of State?
(a) Felons captured behind enemy lines.
(b) Civilians arrested by the military.
(c) Uniformed Confederate captives.
(d) Union military felons.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Hamilton Easter?

2. Why is Nathaniel Bachelder arrested in Chapter 3?

3. According to "The American Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1865," how many citizens are denied habeas corpus?

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

5. What type of state is Missouri described as being in Chapter 2?

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