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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which Amendment is suspended as many newspaper publishers are arrested?
(a) Fifth Amendment.
(b) Third Amendment.
(c) Second Amendment.
(d) First Amendment.

2. What is the organization of peace Democrats opposed to the Emancipation Proclamation and the draft?
(a) Anarchists.
(b) Copperheads.
(c) Nickelheads.
(d) Rattlers.

3. Which general replaces General Hooker prior to the battle at Gettysburg?
(a) General Meade.
(b) General Chamberlain.
(c) General Buford.
(d) General Burnside.

4. Where does Lincoln spent a vast amount of time following the Battle of Gettysburg?
(a) The White House chapel.
(b) The Willard Hotel.
(c) The War Department Telegraph Room.
(d) The White House gardens.

5. What is the exemption fee for a man to stay out of the war?
(a) $300.
(b) $500.
(c) $1000.
(d) $50.

6. Why do the conspirators want Lincoln shot prior to the election?
(a) To end abolition.
(b) To end the war.
(c) To nominate Chase.
(d) To ensure McClellan's victory.

7. How many men is Lincoln forced to call up in Chapter 6?
(a) 500,000.
(b) 50,00.
(c) 200,000.
(d) 10,000.

8. What objectionable plan does Lincoln propose about the slaves?
(a) To give them Federal jobs.
(b) To give them 40 acres and a mule.
(c) To free them all immediately.
(d) To buy them and colonize them elsewhere.

9. Lincoln has evolved into a(n) ___________ in Chapter 5.
(a) Democrat.
(b) Abolitionist.
(c) spiritualist.
(d) Atheist.

10. How does Mrs. Lincoln attempt to talk to Willie after his death?
(a) She writes on glass.
(b) She prays.
(c) She puts notes on his grave.
(d) She attends seances.

11. Why is Lincoln assured of political victory in Chapter 6?
(a) Atlanta has been occupied by Union troops.
(b) He had the best campagin manager.
(c) He knows that no one likes McClellan.
(d) He has the support of Union sympathisizers.

12. Even though he is a drunk, ___________ is deemed a better general than McClellan.
(a) John Buford.
(b) John Chamberlain.
(c) Ulysses S. Grant.
(d) Robert Burnside.

13. What does Lincoln say that Southerners are in Chapter 5?
(a) Idiots.
(b) Fellow Americans.
(c) Traitors.
(d) Morally corrupt.

14. Which of the following is NOT a topic of conversation at Kate Chase's party?
(a) McClellan's new strategy.
(b) White House leaks.
(c) The price of coffee.
(d) Mrs. Lincoln's runaway spending.

15. What name replaces the term "Republican Party" at the 1864 convention?
(a) Northern Republic Party.
(b) National Republic Party.
(c) National Republican Party.
(d) National Union Party.

Short Answer Questions

1. David Herold is told to watch for Lincoln's movements and _____________________.

2. Who does David Herold kiss on New Year's Eve 1861?

3. By what method does Herold often think of killing Lincoln?

4. Which of the following does NOT describe Lincoln's physical presence at this point in the war?

5. In what city was the Republican Party National Convention held in 1864?

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