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

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 threatening to burn their farms.
(b) By holding their fathers hostage.
(c) By holding their eldest sons hostage.
(d) By holding their wives hostage.

2. What is the name of the military strategy which orders the complete destruction of enemy property or resources?
(a) Maneuver warfare.
(b) A scorched earth policy.
(c) Attrition warfare.
(d) Napoleonic policy.

3. What concerns does Joseph Holt have about rebel defectors who are found behind Union lines?
(a) They are too expensive to keep properly.
(b) They might carry disease.
(c) They might escape and pass valuable information to the enemy.
(d) They might be spies or messengers.

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

5. According to the New York Tribune, what percentage of military arrests are unjustified?
(a) 35 percent.
(b) 50 percent.
(c) 10 percent.
(d) 90 percent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the War Department and General E. R. S. Camby declare the Banshee?

2. According to the laws of war, what happens to neutral crewmen when a neutral ship is confiscated?

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

4. Who is Hamilton Easter?

5. Which politician quotes Lord Coke by saying, "Where courts of law are open, martial law cannot be executed"?

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