Civil War - Spies
Test Quiz
1. What sort of information did spies pass along during the Civil War?
a. Troop movements
b. Number of enemy soldiers
c. Conditions of the enemy army
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
2. True or False: Because people living in the North and South were so loyal to their homeland, it was difficult to recruit spies.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
c.
d.
e.
3. What was the typical punishment for a spy if they were caught by the enemy?
a. Prison
b. They were given rotten food
c. Death
d. Nothing, they were usually set free
e.
4. What gave the North an advantage in gaining military intelligence during the Civil War?
a. Slaves and former slaves
b. Spy satellites
c. Superior spying technology
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
5. Who was a master of disguises, dressing up as many different people from an Irish woman to a black man?
a. Sarah Edmonds
b. Philip Henson
c. Elizabeth Van Lew
d. Timothy Webster
e. Allan Pinkerton
6. What confederate spy ran a secret spy ring out of Washington D.C.?
a. Belle Boyd
b. Henry Harrison
c. Elizabeth Van Lew
d. Rose O'Neal Greenhow
e. Timothy Webster
7. Who of the following served as a spymaster for the Union?
a. Sarah Edmonds
b. Philip Henson
c. Elizabeth Van Lew
d. Timothy Webster
e. Allan Pinkerton
8. Which side used a system called the 'secret line' to pass messages across the border?
a. North
b. South
c. Neither side
d. Both sides
e.
9. Who ran a spy ring for the Union from a house in Richmond, Virginia?
a. Sarah Edmonds
b. Philip Henson
c. Elizabeth Van Lew
d. Timothy Webster
e. Allan Pinkerton
10. Who was the first spy to be executed during the Civil War?
a. Belle Boyd
b. Henry Harrison
c. Elizabeth Van Lew
d. Rose O'Neal Greenhow
e. Timothy Webster
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