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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What decision does General John C. Frymont make about Joseph Aubuchon?
(a) He upholds Aubuchon's conviction.
(b) He overturns Aubuchon's conviction.
(c) He orders Aubuchon's execution.
(d) He arrests Aubuchon for interfering in military trials.

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

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

4. Which book of John A. Marshall's is well read among Lincoln's critics?
(a) The Prisoner of State.
(b) The Merryman.
(c) Low Tide for Liberty.
(d) The American Bastile.

5. Why are judges still issuing writs of habeas corpus in Chapter 3?
(a) They are waiting on a statement from the Supreme Court.
(b) Broken rail lines have delayed official information.
(c) Lincoln has yet to publicize his suspension of habeas corpus.
(d) They are sympathetic to the Confederacy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Provost Marshal General Bernard G. Farrar declare in light of General Paine's arrests in Chapter 2?

2. Who are the Copperheads?

3. Whom does Lincoln turn to for advice when Baltimore mobs burn railroad bridges?

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

5. Who is Edwin M. Stanton?

(see the answer key)

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