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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the Copperheads?
(a) Former Confederates who work for the Union.
(b) Union spies working behind Confederate lines.
(c) Republicans who oppose the Civil War.
(d) Northern Democrats who oppose the Civil War.

2. Who produces a digest of opinions on martial law for President Lincoln in Chapter 1?
(a) Edward Bates.
(b) William H. Seward.
(c) Titian J. Coffey.
(d) Edwin M. Stanton.

3. What does Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles confide in his diary?
(a) He never feared revolt from Northern citizens.
(b) He is concerned about the impact of paid servants on the economy.
(c) He fears the Confederacy might win.
(d) He is terrified of revolt from Northern facotry workers.

4. Which former U.S. President does Lincoln admire?
(a) Millard Fillmore.
(b) James Buchanan.
(c) Thomas Jefferson.
(d) Andrew Jackson.

5. Who is Edmund J. Ellis?
(a) A Union soldier tried for treason in a military commission.
(b) A Missouri civilian tried for treason in a military commission.
(c) Editor of the "Boone County Standard."
(d) A Missouri civil officer of the law.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Joseph Griffin sue Captain Frank Wilcox for false imprisonment?

2. How does Ulysses S. Grant respond to General Paine's decision to arrest 100 citizens?

3. Which judge challenges President Lincoln's right to suspend the writ of habeas corpus?

4. Which unpopular bill does Congress pass on July 17, 1862?

5. What type of warfare does John Singleton Mosby employ?

(see the answer key)

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