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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which two bills does Congress pass on March 3, 1863?
(a) The Emancipation Proclamation and General Order 100.
(b) The Habeas Corpus Act and the Enrollment Act.
(c) The Enrollment Act and the Militia Act.
(d) The Writ Act and the Militia Act.

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

3. Which pioneer political scientist drafts War Department General Order No. 100, specifying that hostages be treated as POWs?
(a) Joel H. Silbey.
(b) James McPherson.
(c) Francis Lieber.
(d) Henry W. Halleck.

4. When does Lincoln suspend the writ of habeas corpus in Missouri?
(a) After a potential assassination plot is uncovered.
(b) After local commanders suspend civil liberties.
(c) After mobs riot in the streets of Jefferson City.
(d) After Confederate spies are found hiding in the capital courthouse.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 6, which Anti-Lincoln historian is accused of exaggerating partisan abuse and political exploitation?

3. How does Lincoln justify the suppression of such constitutional rights such as freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and habeas corpus?

4. How many civilian arrests does William Seward preside over in Chapter 1?

5. According to John Quincy Adams, what gives Congress the power to abolish slavery?

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