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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What precedent is set in Joseph Griffin's case?
(a) Suspected sympathizers have no rights.
(b) Financial remuneration must be given to private citizens.
(c) The suspension of habeas corpus does not legalize wrongful arrest.
(d) The suspension of habeas corpus legalizes military arrest.

2. What orders does President Lincoln give General Benjamin F. Butler and General-in-Chief Winfield Scott in Chapter 1?
(a) Watch, wait and be ready to respond.
(b) Attack on sight.
(c) Arrest any who resist.
(d) Free those in chains, chain those who fight.

3. According to William Seward, which law is higher than the Constitution?
(a) Federal law.
(b) Mosaic law.
(c) International law.
(d) Divine law.

4. In 1864, what bogus presidential proclamation is published in the New York "World" and the "Journal of Commerce"?
(a) The announcement of a new 400,000-man draft.
(b) A report of a White House fire.
(c) A report of new taxes being levied by Lincoln.
(d) An announcement of a truce.

5. How many civilian arrests does William Seward preside over in Chapter 1?
(a) 864.
(b) 1,864.
(c) 12.
(d) 12,206.

6. Why does the War Department arrest telegraphers in four major cities in 1864?
(a) They are telegraphing Union secrets across Confederate lines.
(b) They fear the telegraph system has been compromised.
(c) They refuse to telegraph a false message from the White House.
(d) They are suspected Confederate sympathizers.

7. Why does General William S. Harney refuse to release Captain Emmett McDonald?
(a) On grounds of "higher law."
(b) On grounds of federal law.
(c) He fears for Captain McDonald's safety.
(d) On grounds of international law.

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

9. Why is Dennis A. Mahony arrested in Chapter 3?
(a) For breaking up a recruitment rally.
(b) For discouraging enlistments.
(c) For bringing illegal goods across picket lines.
(d) For selling alcohol to Union troops.

10. Which book of John A. Marshall's is well read among Lincoln's critics?
(a) The American Bastile.
(b) The Prisoner of State.
(c) The Merryman.
(d) Low Tide for Liberty.

11. Why is Nathaniel Bachelder arrested in Chapter 3?
(a) For warning recruits they will go to hell.
(b) For raising forces for the Confederacy.
(c) For selling alcohol to Union troops.
(d) For bringing illegal goods across picket lines.

12. Who is nicknamed the "Beast of New Orleans"?
(a) Abraham Lincoln.
(b) Joseph Griffin.
(c) Benjamin F. Butler.
(d) Samuel E. Perkins.

13. Why does Clement L. Vallandigham's arrest cause widespread Democratic protests?
(a) He is a respected preacher.
(b) He was once a member of the U.S. Congress.
(c) He is a well read author.
(d) He was arrested without legal precedent.

14. Why is district attorney Ezra B. Chase arrested in Chapter 3?
(a) For selling alcohol to Union troops.
(b) For breaking up a recruitment rally.
(c) For advising people to demand a peaceful settlement at the polls.
(d) For warning recruits they will go to hell.

15. Why is Chauncey Burr arrested in Chapter 3?
(a) For bringing illegal goods across picket lines.
(b) For advising people to demand a peaceful settlement at the polls.
(c) For warning recruits they will go to hell.
(d) For breaking up a recruitment rally.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the military strategy which orders the complete destruction of enemy property or resources?

2. What form of torture is commonly accepted among the administration during the Civil War?

3. What decision does General John C. Frymont make about Joseph Aubuchon?

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

5. With what political party does President Lincoln associate the longest?

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