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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Whom does General Grant expel from Tennessee for violating Treasury regulations?
(a) Edward Bates.
(b) Joseph Law.
(c) All Jews.
(d) Confederate bankers.

3. What does Samuel E. Perkins do in Chapter 4?
(a) Prosecute Joseph Griffin.
(b) Render a verdict on Joseph Griffin's case.
(c) Defend Joseph Griffin.
(d) Write an article about Joseph Griffin's case.

4. What order does Ulysses S. Grant give General Philip Sheridan in Chapter 4?
(a) Conscript all men under 30, regardless of race.
(b) Take only what is needed from the farms and villages.
(c) Conscript all men under 50 and destroy their means of subsistence.
(d) Burn all factories, but leave farms and gardens intact.

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

6. What does General John C. Frymont do in Chapter 2?
(a) Close the St. Louis "State Journal" and declare martial law.
(b) Shoot citizens in a St. Louis mob.
(c) Close the New Orleans "State Journal" and declare martial law.
(d) Arrest 143 rioters in the city of St. Louis.

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

8. How does Dennis A. Mahony secure his release?
(a) He bribes the warden.
(b) His lawyer threatens to take the Union general to court.
(c) He swears an oath of loyalty to the Union.
(d) He writes and publishes articles about prision life.

9. In Chapter 2, on what charge are civilians who burn bridges typically tried?
(a) Civil unrest.
(b) Destruction of property.
(c) Inciting a riot.
(d) Violating the laws of war.

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

11. 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 are suspected Confederate sympathizers.
(d) They refuse to telegraph a false message from the White House.

12. Who are the Copperheads?
(a) Union spies working behind Confederate lines.
(b) Former Confederates who work for the Union.
(c) Northern Democrats who oppose the Civil War.
(d) Republicans who oppose the Civil War.

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

14. To whom does President Lincoln have to explain his decision to suspend the writ of habeas corpus?
(a) The American public.
(b) Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton.
(c) His cabinet.
(d) Congress.

15. Why is John Merryman arrested in Chapter 1?
(a) For bringing illegal goods across picket lines.
(b) For raising forces for the Confederacy.
(c) For shooting his slaves.
(d) For selling alcohol to Union troops.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who produces a digest of opinions on martial law for President Lincoln in Chapter 1?

3. Which group of Americans is excluded from Grant's order in Chapter 4?

4. Why does the War Department arrest John N. Eitel in 1865?

5. Who is Samuel E. Perkins?

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