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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who becomes Lincoln's favorite general?
(a) Buford.
(b) McClellan.
(c) Grant.
(d) Burnside.

2. What is the nature of a crisis with Great Britain?
(a) The purchase of war ships.
(b) The withdrawal of financing.
(c) The seizure of U.S. mail boats.
(d) The export of textiles.

3. Who is framed for leaking information to Wikoff?
(a) David Herold.
(b) Kate Chase.
(c) The White House groundskeeper.
(d) Secretary Steward.

4. Which Civil War battle costs the Union 15,000 casualties?
(a) Gettysburg.
(b) Vicksburg.
(c) Fredericksburg.
(d) Antietam.

5. What disease does David Herold pretend to have in Part 3, Chapter 1?
(a) Typhus.
(b) Smallpox.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Mesothelioma.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disease is McClellan purported to have?

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

3. What nationality of people riot against the Conscription Act In New York City?

4. What is the name of the Union warship that goes to battle with the Confederate Merrimack?

5. Why does Mrs. Lincoln visit a wounded corporal from Lexington, Kentucky?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the circumstances of David Herold meeting John Wilkes Booth?

2. How do the Lincolns respond when their young son, Willie, dies?

3. What honor does Grant receive in the midst of talk about his presidential aspirations?

4. How is Mrs. Lincoln hurt in an assassination attempt in Chapter 12?

5. What is the response from various groups to the Emancipation Proclamation and why is Lincoln concerned about the appearance of his signature on the document?

6. What precipitates Lincoln's discussions with black leaders and his issuing the Emancipation Proclamation?

7. What name is the Republican party known as at the Baltimore convention and what are Lincoln's views of the convention?

8. Why does Lincoln find humor in the rumor that McClellan may wage a military coup against him?

9. How does Lincoln view Mrs. Lincoln's impact on his presidency at this point regarding the article scandal and her overspending?

10. On what day does Part 2 begin and what are the two major issues facing Lincoln and his cabinet members?

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