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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What orders does President Lincoln give General Benjamin F. Butler and General-in-Chief Winfield Scott in Chapter 1?
(a) Attack on sight.
(b) Free those in chains, chain those who fight.
(c) Watch, wait and be ready to respond.
(d) Arrest any who resist.

2. Who is nicknamed the "Beast of New Orleans"?
(a) Samuel E. Perkins.
(b) Benjamin F. Butler.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) Joseph Griffin.

3. Why does the War Department arrest John N. Eitel in 1865?
(a) For running good through blockades.
(b) For brokering Army enlistments.
(c) For bringing illegal goods across picket lines.
(d) For exercising freedom of expression.

4. In Chapter 5, what does Pardon Worsley convince clerks from several prominent businesses that he has the permits and power to do?
(a) Trade through enemy lines.
(b) Suspend the writ of habeas corpus.
(c) Sell alcohol to Union troops.
(d) Locate Confederate spies.

5. What concerns do Union commanders have about Confederate deserters?
(a) They may damage the morale of Union soldiers.
(b) They might be spies.
(c) They might spread disease.
(d) They are setting a bad example for Union soldiers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which newspaper does Chauncey Burr publish in Chapter 3?

2. Which fraudulent company's office does the War Department raid in 1864?

3. Which former U.S. President does Lincoln admire?

4. What is the name of the military strategy which orders the complete destruction of enemy property or resources?

5. What does Attorney General Edward Bates prepare for President Lincoln in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the War Department combat corruption during the Civil War?

2. Describe the Militia Act of 1862.

3. Describe Henry W. Halleck.

4. Why is Edmund J. Ellis banished from Missouri?

5. Who is Chauncey Burr?

6. What is the result of Joseph Griffin's suit against Captain Frank Wilcox?

7. What is the purpose of the Enrollment Act?

8. What controversy does General Paine create when he arrests 100 citizens?

9. How does General Grant respond to the guerrilla tactics of John Singleton Mosby?

10. How does Lincoln's decision to suspend the writ of habeas corpus divide politicians in 1861?

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