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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 is the name of the military strategy which orders the complete destruction of enemy property or resources?
(a) Attrition warfare.
(b) Maneuver warfare.
(c) Napoleonic policy.
(d) A scorched earth policy.

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

3. Whom does General Grant expel from Tennessee for violating Treasury regulations?
(a) Joseph Law.
(b) Edward Bates.
(c) Confederate bankers.
(d) All Jews.

4. What type of state is Missouri described as being in Chapter 2?
(a) A loyal state.
(b) A neutral state.
(c) A Confederate state.
(d) A rebellious state.

5. How does Ulysses S. Grant respond to General Paine's decision to arrest 100 citizens?
(a) He sends a report of Paine's actions to President Lincoln.
(b) He insists the citizens be given due process.
(c) He orders the immediate release of all non-military personnel.
(d) He applauds Paine's actions.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Dennis A. Mahony arrested in Chapter 3?

2. What does General Order No. 104 request that civilian and military authorities do?

3. In Chapter 2, to what charge do civilians who burn bridges typically plead guilty?

4. Which book of John A. Marshall's is well read among Lincoln's critics?

5. When is Abraham Lincoln inaugurated?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Ezra B. Chase?

3. What is the purpose of Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton's General Order No. 104?

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

5. How are Jews treated by the Union in Chapter 5?

6. Describe the purpose of the Habeas Corpus Act.

7. How is the press used by the Confederate supporters in 1864 to create panic in New York?

8. Describe Henry W. Halleck.

9. Describe Abraham Lincoln.

10. Why is Dennis A. Mahony arrested?

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