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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which ship captures the Banshee in 1863?
(a) The USS Monitor.
(b) The CSS Alabama.
(c) The USS Fulton.
(d) The CSS Merrimac.

2. According to President Lincoln, why would many civilian detainees have been in prison even with the right of habeas corpus?
(a) The guilty are proven guilty.
(b) Providence judges the unjust.
(c) Friction and abrasion accompany war.
(d) Innocence is easily determined.

3. Who is Wes Bogan?
(a) A wealthy businessman arrested for blockade running.
(b) A black man tried for the murder of his ex-master.
(c) A grocer arrested for bringing illegal goods across picket lines.
(d) A slave who sues for his freedom.

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

5. Which former President is almost arrested for being a Southern sympathizer during the Civil War?
(a) Millard Fillmore.
(b) Zachary Taylor.
(c) James Buchanan.
(d) Franklin Pierce.

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

7. What sentence does Joseph Holt request for Wes Brogan?
(a) Imprisonment.
(b) Hanging.
(c) Deportation.
(d) Hard labor.

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

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

10. Who is Dred Scott?
(a) A wealthy businessman arrested for blockade running.
(b) A slave who sues for his freedom.
(c) A grocer arrested for bringing illegal goods across picket lines.
(d) A Confederate spy.

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

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

13. 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 eldest sons hostage.
(b) By threatening to burn their farms.
(c) By holding their wives hostage.
(d) By holding their fathers hostage.

14. Who is the presidential nominee for the Democratic party in 1864?
(a) George B. McClellan.
(b) Abraham Lincoln.
(c) Sidney Cromwell.
(d) John V. L. Pruyn.

15. What war makes Lincoln aware of the importance of constitutional issues?
(a) The Mexican-American War.
(b) The Civil War.
(c) The French-Indian War.
(d) The Revolutionary War.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which book does Andrew D. Duff write warnings of the dangerous precedents being set by President Lincoln's actions?

2. Who opposes refunding Jackson's fine and publishes a pamphlet about martial law threatening slavery?

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

4. According to "The American Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1865," how many citizens are denied habeas corpus?

5. According to the laws of war, what happens to neutral crewmen when a neutral ship is confiscated?

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