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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 7-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Hay think Lincoln willed his own death?
(a) As a relief from his oppressive wife.
(b) As atonement for the terrible things he has done for the nation.
(c) As a relief from the unrelenting stress of war.
(d) As a punishment for hurting his family by running for president.

2. At whose headquarters does Chapter 10 begin?
(a) Jackson's.
(b) Grant's.
(c) Burnside's.
(d) Lee's.

3. Which Union general proves incapable of overall command in Chapter 6?
(a) Burnside.
(b) Chamberlain.
(c) Grant.
(d) Buford.

4. Which female abolition opponent is introduced in Chapter 2?
(a) Ellen Surratt.
(b) Mary Stewart.
(c) Mary Surratt.
(d) Mary Scirocco.

5. Who sets out on a week-long debauch after Kate's party?
(a) Secretary Steward.
(b) George McClellan.
(c) John Hay.
(d) David Herold.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Salmon P. Chase propose to pay for a war?

2. Why does William Howard Russell, a London Times correspondent, think the South will win the war?

3. Who is Salmon P. Chase's daughter?

4. What nightmare does Lincoln have that awakens him drenched in sweat?

5. Who supplies White House gossip to those at Thompson's Drug Store?

(see the answer key)

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