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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the result of Brigadier General Thomas Ewing's General Order No. 11?
(a) 13,433 citizens of Missouri are arrested by Union forces.
(b) 20,000 citizens are banished from the state of Missouri.
(c) Military execution of civilian spies is abolished.
(d) 237 civillians from Missouri are executed by Union soldiers.

2. How are disloyal citizens tried in Chapter 2?
(a) In civil courts.
(b) In federal courts.
(c) In the field.
(d) In military commissions.

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

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

5. In Chapter 5, what does Pardon Worsley convince clerks from several prominent businesses that he has the permits and power to do?
(a) Suspend the writ of habeas corpus.
(b) Locate Confederate spies.
(c) Trade through enemy lines.
(d) Sell alcohol to Union troops.

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

7. Who is Edmund J. Ellis?
(a) A Missouri civilian tried for treason in a military commission.
(b) Editor of the "Boone County Standard."
(c) A Union soldier tried for treason in a military commission.
(d) A Missouri civil officer of the law.

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

9. What nickname is given to President Lincoln?
(a) The Beast of New Orleans.
(b) The Writ Rewriter.
(c) Old Black Soot.
(d) Honest Abe.

10. What happens to Assistant Judge William M. Merrick in Chapter 1?
(a) He is shot while giving a public speech.
(b) He is executed for treason.
(c) He is arrested and jailed for the duration of the war.
(d) He is put under surveillance and loses his salary.

11. What type of state is Missouri described as being in Chapter 2?
(a) A rebellious state.
(b) A loyal state.
(c) A neutral state.
(d) A Confederate state.

12. How do the Confederates plan on reacting to Grant's order in Chapter 4?
(a) Burn all the farms and villages north of the border.
(b) Arrest Union citizens to use in hostage exchanges.
(c) Conscript Union citizens as Confederate soldiers.
(d) Hide in the woods and snipe Union soldiers as they pass.

13. Who is Joseph Aubuchon?
(a) A Missouri civilian tried for treason in a military commission.
(b) A Union soldier tried for treason in a military commission.
(c) A Confederate soldier tried for treason in a military commission.
(d) The District Attorney for Missouri in 1862.

14. What are the most common reasons for civilian arrest between 1863 and 1864?
(a) Stealing food and supplies from the Union forces.
(b) Evading the draft.
(c) Blockade running and smuggling.
(d) Publishing anti-Union articles.

15. In Chapter 5, why does the Union Army close down nine firms and arrest 97 employees and owners?
(a) For running good through blockades.
(b) For brokering Army enlistments.
(c) For selling alcohol to Union troops.
(d) For bringing illegal goods across picket lines.

Short Answer Questions

1. What orders does President Lincoln give General Benjamin F. Butler and General-in-Chief Winfield Scott in Chapter 1?

2. What does General Order No. 104 request that civilian and military authorities do?

3. Why does General William S. Harney refuse to release Captain Emmett McDonald?

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

5. What is the verdict in Joseph Griffin's case?

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