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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Charles Dana.
(c) Oliver Cromwell.
(d) Hamilton Easter.

2. How does Maryland protest the military arrest of citizens?
(a) By destroying railroads.
(b) With satirical songs and pamphlets.
(c) By burning bridges.
(d) By marching a group of women and children to the White House.

3. How does the crew of the Banshee avoid arrest?
(a) They raise the Union flag.
(b) They hide in an inlet.
(c) They have false papers.
(d) They claim to be foreign citizens.

4. Which ship captures the Banshee in 1863?
(a) The USS Monitor.
(b) The USS Fulton.
(c) The CSS Merrimac.
(d) The CSS Alabama.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does the author have difficulty confirming civilian arrest records?

3. Which unpopular bill does Congress pass on July 17, 1862?

4. What is the Old Capitol prison?

5. Which Democratic supporter gives a speech during the 1864 campaigns claiming that emancipation will make postwar reunion difficult?

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