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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 South.
(b) To prevent goods from being sent North.
(c) To prevent troops from passing through to Washington, DC.
(d) To protest an increase on cotton tax.

2. Which former U.S. President does Lincoln admire?
(a) Millard Fillmore.
(b) James Buchanan.
(c) Andrew Jackson.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

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

4. What is the Militia Act designed to prevent?
(a) Dereliction of duty.
(b) Evasion of military duty.
(c) Spies from crossing Union lines.
(d) Theft.

5. Which two bills does Congress pass on March 3, 1863?
(a) The Writ Act and the Militia Act.
(b) The Enrollment Act and the Militia Act.
(c) The Habeas Corpus Act and the Enrollment Act.
(d) The Emancipation Proclamation and General Order 100.

6. What type of warfare does John Singleton Mosby employ?
(a) Maneuver warfare.
(b) Attrition warfare.
(c) Guerrilla tactics.
(d) Jacksonian warfare.

7. Which judge challenges President Lincoln's right to suspend the writ of habeas corpus?
(a) Attorney General Edward Bates.
(b) Assistant Judge William M. Merrick.
(c) Chief Justice Roger B. Taney.
(d) Provost Marshal General Bernard G. Farrar .

8. Which newspaper does Chauncey Burr publish in Chapter 3?
(a) The Dubuque "Herald."
(b) The "American Bastile."
(c) The Newark "Evening Journal."
(d) The "Merryman."

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

10. What unusual qualities does Henry W. Halleck have in a leader?
(a) He has a natural charisma that attracts all voters.
(b) He speaks both the language of the law and the language of the people.
(c) He is well read, intelligent and also has great physical strength.
(d) He has written about international law and observes legal niceties.

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

12. Who sets John Eitel's bail in Chapter 5?
(a) Edwin M. Stanton.
(b) President Lincoln.
(c) Ulysses S. Grant.
(d) Charles A. Dana.

13. What decision does General John C. Frymont make about Joseph Aubuchon?
(a) He overturns Aubuchon's conviction.
(b) He arrests Aubuchon for interfering in military trials.
(c) He upholds Aubuchon's conviction.
(d) He orders Aubuchon's execution.

14. Whom does the Secretary of the Navy blame for the hoax published in the New York "World" and the "Journal of Commerce"?
(a) Hamilton Easter.
(b) Frank A. Mallison.
(c) Oliver Cromwell.
(d) Charles Dana.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Nathaniel Bachelder arrested in Chapter 3?

2. Who is Edwin M. Stanton?

3. What does General John C. Frymont do in Chapter 2?

4. How does Dennis A. Mahony secure his release?

5. What precedent is set in Joseph Griffin's case?

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