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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which country continues to import cotton from the South during the Civil War?
(a) Canada.
(b) Great Britain.
(c) Mexico.
(d) France.

3. Why is district attorney Ezra B. Chase arrested in Chapter 3?
(a) For breaking up a recruitment rally.
(b) For warning recruits they will go to hell.
(c) For selling alcohol to Union troops.
(d) For advising people to demand a peaceful settlement at the polls.

4. In Chapter 8, why is an elderly man charged with violating his oath of allegiance to the Union?
(a) For whistling "Dixie" in public.
(b) For attending his daughter's wedding in Missouri.
(c) For writing to his son in the Confederate Army.
(d) For traveling to his son's funeral in Kentucky.

5. What is the verdict in Joseph Griffin's case?
(a) Mr. Griffin is awarded damages equaling the cost of his inventory.
(b) Captain Wilcox does have the right to arrest Mr. Griffin.
(c) Mr. Griffin is jailed for being a Confederate sympathizer.
(d) Captain Wilcox does not have the right to arrest Mr. Griffin.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Dennis A. Mahony secure his release?

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

3. Why do the consequences of the Emancipation Proclamation concern Lincoln more than the reactions to the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus?

4. Which iron side steamship rams the USS Niphon?

5. According to John Quincy Adams, what gives Congress the power to abolish slavery?

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