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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who runs against Lincoln in the 1864 election?
(a) John V. L. Pruyn.
(b) George B. McClellan.
(c) Sidney Cromwell.
(d) Clement Vallandingham.

2. Why is John Merryman arrested in Chapter 1?
(a) For shooting his slaves.
(b) For bringing illegal goods across picket lines.
(c) For selling alcohol to Union troops.
(d) For raising forces for the Confederacy.

3. In reviewing the "U.S. Army Court Martial Cases" of 1863-65, why does Lincoln sometimes disagree with Holt?
(a) They are of opposing political parties.
(b) He likes to point out procedural technicalities.
(c) He is more lenient and merciful.
(d) He is more strict and judgmental.

4. Which famous case will refer to Samuel Perkins' arguments in 1966?
(a) Writ.
(b) Griffin.
(c) Perkins.
(d) Milligan.

5. After what battle do arrests of Southern citizens begin to decline?
(a) Gettysburg.
(b) Antietam.
(c) Vicksburg.
(d) Chickamauga.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does General William S. Harney refuse to release Captain Emmett McDonald?

2. Which former President is nearly arrested in Chapter 1?

3. What is an "arbitrary arrest"?

4. Which General orders all blockade runners released in 1864?

5. Why do mobs burn railroad bridges in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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