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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Joseph G. Knapp?
(a) The New Mexico Associate Justice during the Civil War.
(b) The Attorney General from 1883-1886.
(c) The Secretary of War from 1884-1886.
(d) The New Mexico Attorney General during the Civil War.

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

3. Who is Joseph Holt?
(a) Secretary of State from 1881-1884.
(b) Secretary of War from 1863-65.
(c) District Attorney of D.C. from 1863-65.
(d) Judge Advocate General in 1862.

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

5. Why does the author have difficulty confirming civilian arrest records?
(a) The National Archive will not release military arrest records.
(b) Many records are still sealed.
(c) Some records are missing, damaged or mixed with POW data.
(d) Many civillian arrest records were destroyed after the war.

6. According to Colonel F. C. Ainsworth's study, how many civilian prisoners were detained during the Civil War?
(a) 38,000.
(b) 13,535.
(c) 112,000.
(d) 5,000-10,000.

7. What could the Wilmot Proviso possibly ban?
(a) Marshal Law.
(b) Habeas Corpus.
(c) Freedom of speech.
(d) Slavery.

8. In 1862, which governor arrests 70 "vile secessionists" and essentially keeps these civilians as hostages?
(a) Francis Lieber.
(b) Joel H. Silbey.
(c) Andrew Johnson.
(d) James McPherson.

9. What does the War Department do when James Hamilton reveals the horrors he suffered as a hostage?
(a) Burn the bordering farms and villages.
(b) Attack the Confederate prison and release the Union POWs.
(c) Induce similar conditions at the Fort Delaware prison.
(d) Offer him remuneration.

10. What does the War Department and General E. R. S. Camby declare the Banshee?
(a) Property of the Union.
(b) A foreign agent.
(c) An agent of the Confederacy.
(d) Property of the Confederacy.

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

12. According to the New York Tribune, what percentage of military arrests are unjustified?
(a) 90 percent.
(b) 10 percent.
(c) 35 percent.
(d) 50 percent.

13. Why does President Lincoln pardon Wes Brogan?
(a) Because he does not want to damage the economy.
(b) Because he does not believe in slavery.
(c) He believes Mr. Brogan acted in self-defense.
(d) He wants to use Mr. Brogan as a Union spy.

14. Which pioneer political scientist drafts War Department General Order No. 100, specifying that hostages be treated as POWs?
(a) James McPherson.
(b) Henry W. Halleck.
(c) Francis Lieber.
(d) Joel H. Silbey.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which famous church is raided and looted by Union troops in 1861?

2. How does General Grant propose to exchange civilian hostages?

3. In Chapter 6, which Anti-Lincoln historian is accused of exaggerating partisan abuse and political exploitation?

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

5. Which legitimate sailors are sometimes mistaken for blockade-runners?

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