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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who intervenes on John Eitel's behalf?
(a) President Lincoln.
(b) Charles A. Dana.
(c) James Buchanan.
(d) Millard Fillmore.

2. Who is Henry W. Halleck?
(a) A St. Louis Justice and rival to General John C. Frymont.
(b) A St. Louis attorney representing the rights of local citizens.
(c) The editor and owner of the St. Louis "State Journal."
(d) General John C. Frymont's replacement.

3. Which state has the most military trials?
(a) Missouri.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) Kentucky.
(d) Georgia.

4. Why are judges still issuing writs of habeas corpus in Chapter 3?
(a) They are waiting on a statement from the Supreme Court.
(b) Lincoln has yet to publicize his suspension of habeas corpus.
(c) Broken rail lines have delayed official information.
(d) They are sympathetic to the Confederacy.

5. Which former President is almost arrested for being a Southern sympathizer during the Civil War?
(a) Zachary Taylor.
(b) Millard Fillmore.
(c) Franklin Pierce.
(d) James Buchanan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which legitimate sailors are sometimes mistaken for blockade-runners?

2. What decision does Lincoln make on April 27, 1861?

3. Which iron side steamship rams the USS Niphon?

4. Why does Francis Lieber recommend trials by military commission in 1864?

5. In Chapter 7, which great blockade running port is the last to fall?

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