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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do mobs burn railroad bridges in Chapter 1?
(a) To prevent goods from being sent North.
(b) To prevent troops from passing through to Washington, DC.
(c) To prevent goods from being sent South.
(d) To protest an increase on cotton tax.

2. Who intervenes on John Eitel's behalf?
(a) James Buchanan.
(b) President Lincoln.
(c) Charles A. Dana.
(d) Millard Fillmore.

3. What does Provost Marshal General Bernard G. Farrar declare in light of General Paine's arrests in Chapter 2?
(a) Property does not exist in the absence of law.
(b) Non-military personnel are subject to military law during war.
(c) Due process is a privilege, not a right.
(d) Due process is a constitutional and moral right.

4. What book does Dennis A. Mahony write after his release?
(a) The Merryman.
(b) The American Bastile.
(c) Low Tide for Liberty.
(d) The Prisoner of State.

5. Which group of Americans is excluded from Grant's order in Chapter 4?
(a) Quakers.
(b) Children.
(c) Pilgrims.
(d) Women.

6. Why does William Seward feel it necessary to suspend the writ of habeas corpus?
(a) To silence political dissenters.
(b) In order to allow the arrest of Confederate spies.
(c) To preserve the organization and morale of national forces.
(d) To undermine any potential assassination plots.

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

8. Whom does Lincoln turn to for advice when Baltimore mobs burn railroad bridges?
(a) William H. Seward.
(b) Edward Bates.
(c) Edwin M. Stanton.
(d) Ulysses S. Grant.

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

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

11. What does Attorney General Edward Bates prepare for President Lincoln in Chapter 1?
(a) A list of Maryland lawmakers who may be arrested.
(b) A collection of international civil liberty laws.
(c) A Jacksonian defense.
(d) A list of Confederate supporters.

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

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

14. In Chapter 2, to what charge do civilians who burn bridges typically plead guilty?
(a) Inciting a riot.
(b) Violating the laws of war.
(c) Bridge burning.
(d) Civil unrest.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Dennis A. Mahony arrested in Chapter 3?

2. How many civilian arrests does William Seward preside over in Chapter 1?

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

4. Who intervenes on Abraham Friedenreich's behalf?

5. Who is Edmund J. Ellis?

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