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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Edwin M. Stanton?
(a) The Attorney General.
(b) Lincoln's Secretary of War.
(c) A Brigadier General of the Union Army.
(d) Lincoln's Secretary of State.

2. Who is Samuel E. Perkins?
(a) A Illinois lawyer.
(b) The district attorney of Indiana..
(c) A Democratic journalist and Indiana Justice.
(d) An Illinois journalist.

3. With what crime is Skipper F. N. Bonneau charged?
(a) Treason.
(b) Piracy.
(c) Theft.
(d) Battery.

4. To which military and political leader does James Bryce liken President Lincoln?
(a) Oliver Cromwell.
(b) Andrew Jackson.
(c) Thomas Jefferson.
(d) Napoleon Bonaparte.

5. What complaint does Joseph G. Knapp send to Edward Bates in Chapter 8?
(a) The Union army is taking advantage of the Writ Act.
(b) The New Mexico military is misusing the habeas corpus order.
(c) The New Mexico military is misusing the Militia Act.
(d) The Union army is taking advantage of the Martial Law Act.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ulysses S. Grant respond to General Paine's decision to arrest 100 citizens?

2. What concerns do Union commanders have about Confederate deserters?

3. What is the significance of Ex parte Milligan?

4. Why is Mary Surratt hung?

5. Why does the War Department arrest telegraphers in four major cities in 1864?

(see the answer key)

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