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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which politician quotes Lord Coke by saying, "Where courts of law are open, martial law cannot be executed"?
(a) George B. McClellan.
(b) Clement Vallandingham.
(c) Horatio Seymour.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

2. How does Maryland protest the military arrest of citizens?
(a) With satirical songs and pamphlets.
(b) By destroying railroads.
(c) By marching a group of women and children to the White House.
(d) By burning bridges.

3. Which unpopular bill does Congress pass on July 17, 1862?
(a) The Emancipation Proclamation.
(b) The Writ Act.
(c) The Habeas Corpus Act.
(d) The Militia Act.

4. When is Abraham Lincoln inaugurated?
(a) May 1, 1860.
(b) January 20, 1862.
(c) March 4, 1861.
(d) November 2, 1864.

5. Why are modern historians unable to replicate or confirm Colonel F. C. Ainsworth's study?
(a) The National Archives will not release the records.
(b) The great fire of 1906 destroyed most of the records.
(c) His bureau has been abolished and surviving records are incomplete.
(d) His notes and journals have been lost.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, why is an elderly man charged with violating his oath of allegiance to the Union?

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

3. Who is Mary Surratt?

4. What are the most common reasons for civilian arrest between 1863 and 1864?

5. What does Attorney General Edward Bates prepare for President Lincoln in Chapter 1?

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