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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what crime is Skipper F. N. Bonneau charged?
(a) Battery.
(b) Treason.
(c) Theft.
(d) Piracy.

2. Why does Lincoln feel the need to censure John Fremont?
(a) Fremont is a Confederate supporter.
(b) Fremont's actions are political and outside his realm of power.
(c) Fremont is a Confederate spy.
(d) Lincoln believes Fremont is part of an assassination plot.

3. In the "White Flag Affair," how does Union General Christopher C. Augur convince three Confederates to release his captured Union soldiers?
(a) By holding their fathers hostage.
(b) By holding their wives hostage.
(c) By threatening to burn their farms.
(d) By holding their eldest sons hostage.

4. Which politician quotes Lord Coke by saying, "Where courts of law are open, martial law cannot be executed"?
(a) Horatio Seymour.
(b) Abraham Lincoln.
(c) Clement Vallandingham.
(d) George B. McClellan.

5. In Chapter 7, which great blockade running port is the last to fall?
(a) North Port, FL.
(b) Charleston, SC.
(c) Savannah, GA.
(d) Wilmington, NC.

6. Who is John Quincy Adams's political nemesis?
(a) George B. McClellan.
(b) Sidney Cromwell.
(c) Thomas Jefferson.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

7. What is the significance of Ex parte Milligan?
(a) It recognizes the effect blockades have on local commerce.
(b) It controls the amount of goods the army can claim.
(c) It reduces the military's power to conduct civilian trials.
(d) It sets precedent for military remuneration.

8. In Chapter 6, what are the primary reasons for most arrests of Northern citizens?
(a) Freedom of speech and civil liberty issues.
(b) White collar crimes.
(c) Contraband trading, desertion, and draft dodging.
(d) Theft and looting.

9. Which famous politician addresses the mistreatment of unpopular minorities in the Lyceum Address?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) Abraham Lincoln.
(c) John Quincy Adams.
(d) George B. McClellan.

10. Who authored "Elements of International Law and Laws of War"?
(a) James McPherson.
(b) Frank Klement.
(c) James G. Randall.
(d) Henry W. Halleck.

11. How does General Grant propose to exchange civilian hostages?
(a) By gender, then age.
(b) By social class.
(c) In a designated neutral town.
(d) By age.

12. In Chapter 9, what does Andrew D. Duff predict President Lincoln will not allow in November of 1864?
(a) Public assemblies.
(b) Travel.
(c) Thanksgiving.
(d) Voting.

13. According to Lincoln, what act did President Jefferson commit without having the constitutional power to do so?
(a) The Louisiana Purchase.
(b) The Militia Act.
(c) War with the French.
(d) War with Mexico.

14. According to Lincoln, what differentiates his actions from that of a dictator?
(a) He was elected and can be impeached.
(b) Dictators do not have the country's best interests at heart.
(c) He is accountable to Congress and the American people.
(d) His actions are valid under the rules of martial law during war.

15. Why are no military trials conducted in Delaware during the Civil War?
(a) The state charter expressly forbids martial law.
(b) Deleware is a neutral state.
(c) Delaware is Lincoln's home state.
(d) There is no guerrilla warfare or occupation in Delaware.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what is the average length of time a Northern arrestee is detained?

2. Why do the consequences of the Emancipation Proclamation concern Lincoln more than the reactions to the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus?

3. What concerns does Joseph Holt have about rebel defectors who are found behind Union lines?

4. Which General orders all blockade runners released in 1864?

5. According to "American Bastile", how many civilians are illegally detained during the Civil War?

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