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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do William Seward and George McClelland approve in Chapter 1?
(a) An attack plan for Missouri.
(b) A list of Maryland lawmakers who may be arrested.
(c) A collection of international civil liberty laws.
(d) A list of Confederate supporters.

2. In Chapter 2, to what charge do civilians who burn bridges typically plead guilty?
(a) Civil unrest.
(b) Inciting a riot.
(c) Bridge burning.
(d) Violating the laws of war.

3. Why is Dennis A. Mahony arrested in Chapter 3?
(a) For bringing illegal goods across picket lines.
(b) For breaking up a recruitment rally.
(c) For discouraging enlistments.
(d) For selling alcohol to Union troops.

4. What order does Ulysses S. Grant give General Philip Sheridan in Chapter 4?
(a) Conscript all men under 30, regardless of race.
(b) Burn all factories, but leave farms and gardens intact.
(c) Conscript all men under 50 and destroy their means of subsistence.
(d) Take only what is needed from the farms and villages.

5. According to William Seward, which law is higher than the Constitution?
(a) Federal law.
(b) Mosaic law.
(c) Divine law.
(d) International law.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Samuel E. Perkins do in Chapter 4?

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

3. Who is Edmund J. Ellis?

4. Why is district attorney Ezra B. Chase arrested in Chapter 3?

5. Why does General William S. Harney refuse to release Captain Emmett McDonald?

(see the answer key)

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