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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Lincoln feel the need to censure John Fremont?
(a) Fremont is a Confederate supporter.
(b) Fremont's actions are political and outside his realm of power.
(c) Lincoln believes Fremont is part of an assassination plot.
(d) Fremont is a Confederate spy.

2. Who is Mary Surratt?
(a) A woman accused of conspiring to assassinate President Lincoln.
(b) The sister of Robert E. Lee.
(c) A Southern housewife.
(d) One of the first female newspaper reporters in America.

3. Which federal law passed in 1917 appears to be based on precedents set during Lincoln's administration?
(a) The Chinese Exclusion Act.
(b) The Writ Act.
(c) The Militia Act.
(d) The Espionage Act.

4. According to Colonel F. C. Ainsworth's study, how many civilian prisoners were detained during the Civil War?
(a) 112,000.
(b) 13,535.
(c) 5,000-10,000.
(d) 38,000.

5. Who is Hamilton Easter?
(a) A wealthy businessman arrested for blockade running.
(b) A grocer arrested for bringing illegal goods across picket lines.
(c) A slave who sues for his freedom.
(d) A Confederate spy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long are military courts allowed to try civilians?

2. In Chapter 2, to what charge do civilians who burn bridges typically plead guilty?

3. Whom does the Secretary of the Navy blame for the hoax published in the New York "World" and the "Journal of Commerce"?

4. To which military and political leader does James Bryce liken President Lincoln?

5. How does Maryland protest the military arrest of citizens?

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