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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Old Capitol prison?
(a) A prison for spies and murderers.
(b) A prison for Union deserters.
(c) A prison for captured Confederates and civilian political prisoners.
(d) A place where military tortures were carried out.

2. How does Ulysses S. Grant respond to General Paine's decision to arrest 100 citizens?
(a) He orders the immediate release of all non-military personnel.
(b) He sends a report of Paine's actions to President Lincoln.
(c) He applauds Paine's actions.
(d) He insists the citizens be given due process.

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

4. What does General John C. Frymont do in Chapter 2?
(a) Close the St. Louis "State Journal" and declare martial law.
(b) Shoot citizens in a St. Louis mob.
(c) Arrest 143 rioters in the city of St. Louis.
(d) Close the New Orleans "State Journal" and declare martial law.

5. According to William Seward, which law is higher than the Constitution?
(a) International law.
(b) Federal law.
(c) Mosaic law.
(d) Divine law.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does General Order No. 104 request that civilian and military authorities do?

2. Which 20th century historian depicts Lincoln as a merciful humanitarian caught in between preserving the Union and violating civil rights?

3. According to "American Bastile", how many civilians are illegally detained during the Civil War?

4. Which two bills does Congress pass on March 3, 1863?

5. Who is Henry W. Halleck?

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