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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Samuel E. Perkins do in Chapter 4?
(a) Defend Joseph Griffin.
(b) Prosecute Joseph Griffin.
(c) Render a verdict on Joseph Griffin's case.
(d) Write an article about Joseph Griffin's case.

2. In Chapter 5, what do some of the men that Watson has arrested offer Charles Dana?
(a) Alcohol for Union troops.
(b) A chance to learn the names of Confederate spies.
(c) A bribe to free them and return their files.
(d) The location of Confederate forces.

3. Which fraudulent company's office does the War Department raid in 1864?
(a) Bell South.
(b) John Deere.
(c) Bell & Green.
(d) Green Brothers, Inc.

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

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

6. Which famous case will refer to Samuel Perkins' arguments in 1966?
(a) Writ.
(b) Perkins.
(c) Milligan.
(d) Griffin.

7. Which group of Americans is excluded from Grant's order in Chapter 4?
(a) Women.
(b) Pilgrims.
(c) Children.
(d) Quakers.

8. Whom does the Secretary of the Navy blame for the hoax published in the New York "World" and the "Journal of Commerce"?
(a) Oliver Cromwell.
(b) Charles Dana.
(c) Frank A. Mallison.
(d) Hamilton Easter.

9. What happens to Assistant Judge William M. Merrick in Chapter 1?
(a) He is shot while giving a public speech.
(b) He is executed for treason.
(c) He is arrested and jailed for the duration of the war.
(d) He is put under surveillance and loses his salary.

10. What concerns do Union commanders have about Confederate deserters?
(a) They are setting a bad example for Union soldiers.
(b) They might be spies.
(c) They may damage the morale of Union soldiers.
(d) They might spread disease.

11. What type of warfare does John Singleton Mosby employ?
(a) Maneuver warfare.
(b) Guerrilla tactics.
(c) Attrition warfare.
(d) Jacksonian warfare.

12. 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) 20,000 citizens are banished from the state of Missouri.
(c) Military execution of civilian spies is abolished.
(d) 13,433 citizens of Missouri are arrested by Union forces.

13. How does Lincoln justify the suppression of such constitutional rights such as freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and habeas corpus?
(a) Rebels are using these rights to aid their rebellion.
(b) The country must temporarily give up freedom for safety.
(c) Spies could damage the commerce of the Union.
(d) Such rights are earned, not given.

14. What book does Dennis A. Mahony write after his release?
(a) The Prisoner of State.
(b) The American Bastile.
(c) The Merryman.
(d) Low Tide for Liberty.

15. What does Attorney General Edward Bates prepare for President Lincoln in Chapter 1?
(a) A list of Confederate supporters.
(b) A collection of international civil liberty laws.
(c) A Jacksonian defense.
(d) A list of Maryland lawmakers who may be arrested.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 5, why does the Union Army close down nine firms and arrest 97 employees and owners?

3. What nickname is given to President Lincoln?

4. When is Abraham Lincoln inaugurated?

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

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