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

2. Who is Henry W. Halleck?
(a) A St. Louis attorney representing the rights of local citizens.
(b) A St. Louis Justice and rival to General John C. Frymont.
(c) General John C. Frymont's replacement.
(d) The editor and owner of the St. Louis "State Journal."

3. When is Abraham Lincoln inaugurated?
(a) May 1, 1860.
(b) March 4, 1861.
(c) November 2, 1864.
(d) January 20, 1862.

4. What is the result of Brigadier General Thomas Ewing's General Order No. 11?
(a) Military execution of civilian spies is abolished.
(b) 237 civillians from Missouri are executed by Union soldiers.
(c) 20,000 citizens are banished from the state of Missouri.
(d) 13,433 citizens of Missouri are arrested by Union forces.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the War Department arrest telegraphers in four major cities in 1864?

2. How do the Confederates plan on reacting to Grant's order in Chapter 4?

3. Whom does the Secretary of the Navy blame for the hoax published in the New York "World" and the "Journal of Commerce"?

4. What does Peter H. Watson oversee in Chapter 5?

5. After what battle do arrests of Southern citizens begin to decline?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do mobs from Baltimore burn bridges in 1861?

3. Why must President Lincoln explain his decision to suspend the writ of habeas corpus to Congress?

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

5. What is the purpose of John A. Marshall's book, "The American Bastile"?

6. Why is Dennis A. Mahony arrested?

7. How do Union officials react to reports of torture from prisoners of war?

8. How is the scorched earth policy used during the Civil War?

9. Who is Chauncey Burr?

10. What is the result of Brigadier General Thomas Ewing's General Order No. 11?

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