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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Lincoln, why are multiple arrests made in Maryland in Chapter 1?
(a) To silence political dissenters.
(b) To undermine an assassination plot.
(c) To prevent unrest and preserve the Union.
(d) To break up a ring of Confederate spies.

2. What does the War Department do when James Hamilton reveals the horrors he suffered as a hostage?
(a) Induce similar conditions at the Fort Delaware prison.
(b) Burn the bordering farms and villages.
(c) Attack the Confederate prison and release the Union POWs.
(d) Offer him remuneration.

3. Whom does Lincoln turn to for advice when Baltimore mobs burn railroad bridges?
(a) Edwin M. Stanton.
(b) William H. Seward.
(c) Edward Bates.
(d) Ulysses S. Grant.

4. Why does Joseph Griffin sue Captain Frank Wilcox for false imprisonment?
(a) Martial law does not give the right to confiscate private property.
(b) He is a loyal citizen of the Union.
(c) He is a legal citizen of the United States.
(d) He has a license to sell alcohol.

5. How do Union Generals treat civilians who sell alcohol to their soldiers?
(a) Place them in public stocks for 24 hours.
(b) Hang them.
(c) Jail them for 30-60 days.
(d) Confiscate all their liquor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which bill, passed in 1863, removes the cracks between military and civilian justice?

2. What does Provost Marshal General Bernard G. Farrar declare in light of General Paine's arrests in Chapter 2?

3. Why does Skipper F. N. Bonneau identify himself as a commissioned Confederate lieutenant?

4. Who are the Copperheads?

5. Who opposes refunding Jackson's fine and publishes a pamphlet about martial law threatening slavery?

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