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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Frank A. Mallison.
(c) Hamilton Easter.
(d) Charles Dana.

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

3. Who are the Prisoners of State?
(a) Felons captured behind enemy lines.
(b) Union military felons.
(c) Civilians arrested by the military.
(d) Uniformed Confederate captives.

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

5. Who sets John Eitel's bail in Chapter 5?
(a) Ulysses S. Grant.
(b) Charles A. Dana.
(c) Edwin M. Stanton.
(d) President Lincoln.

6. Which newspaper does Chauncey Burr publish in Chapter 3?
(a) The Newark "Evening Journal."
(b) The "Merryman."
(c) The "American Bastile."
(d) The Dubuque "Herald."

7. Dennis A. Mahony is editor of which newspaper in Chapter 3?
(a) The "American Bastile."
(b) The Newark "Evening Journal."
(c) The Dubuque "Herald."
(d) The "Merryman."

8. Who is Samuel E. Perkins?
(a) An Illinois journalist.
(b) The district attorney of Indiana..
(c) A Illinois lawyer.
(d) A Democratic journalist and Indiana Justice.

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

10. Which judge challenges President Lincoln's right to suspend the writ of habeas corpus?
(a) Chief Justice Roger B. Taney.
(b) Assistant Judge William M. Merrick.
(c) Provost Marshal General Bernard G. Farrar .
(d) Attorney General Edward Bates.

11. What does General Order No. 104 request that civilian and military authorities do?
(a) Turn in all information about spies and suspicious personnel.
(b) Place all thieves and blockade runners under arrest.
(c) Report all strangers and suspected derelicts to the Union Army.
(d) Interfere as little as possible with commerce while capturing draft dodgers.

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

13. Why does General William S. Harney refuse to release Captain Emmett McDonald?
(a) On grounds of "higher law."
(b) He fears for Captain McDonald's safety.
(c) On grounds of federal law.
(d) On grounds of international law.

14. Who is Hamilton Easter?
(a) A grocer arrested for bringing illegal goods across picket lines.
(b) A wealthy businessman arrested for blockade running.
(c) A Confederate spy.
(d) A slave who sues for his freedom.

15. How many civilian arrests does William Seward preside over in Chapter 1?
(a) 1,864.
(b) 864.
(c) 12,206.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Chauncey Burr arrested in Chapter 3?

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

3. Why do mobs burn railroad bridges in Chapter 1?

4. Which group of Americans is excluded from Grant's order in Chapter 4?

5. In Chapter 5, what do some of the men that Watson has arrested offer Charles Dana?

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