Quiz  /  Spies (1)

  • 1. 
    What sort of information did spies pass along during the Civil War?

  • Number of enemy soldiers
  • Troop movements
  • All of the above
  • Conditions of the enemy army

  • 2. 
    True or False: Because people living in the North and South were so loyal to their homeland, it was difficult to recruit spies.

  • TRUE
  • FALSE

  • 3. 
    What was the typical punishment for a spy if they were caught by the enemy?

  • Death
  • Prison
  • They were given rotten food
  • Nothing, they were usually set free

  • 4. 
    What gave the North an advantage in gaining military intelligence during the Civil War?

  • Spy satellites
  • Slaves and former slaves
  • All of the above
  • Superior spying technology

  • 5. 
    Who was a master of disguises, dressing up as many different people from an Irish woman to a black man?

  • Sarah Edmonds
  • Philip Henson
  • Elizabeth Van Lew
  • Timothy Webster

  • 6. 
    What confederate spy ran a secret spy ring out of Washington D.C.?

  • Rose O'Neal Greenhow
  • Belle Boyd
  • Elizabeth Van Lew
  • Henry Harrison

  • 7. 
    Who of the following served as a spymaster for the Union?

  • Sarah Edmonds
  • Allan Pinkerton
  • Elizabeth Van Lew
  • Philip Henson

  • 8. 
    Which side used a system called the 'secret line' to pass messages across the border?

  • South
  • North
  • Neither side
  • Both sides

  • 9. 
    Who ran a spy ring for the Union from a house in Richmond, Virginia?

  • Elizabeth Van Lew
  • Philip Henson
  • Sarah Edmonds
  • Timothy Webster

  • 10. 
    Who was the first spy to be executed during the Civil War?

  • Timothy Webster
  • Belle Boyd
  • Henry Harrison
  • Elizabeth Van Lew
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