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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 64 – 82.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Abraham Lincoln's secretary during his first term?
(a) William Stoddard.
(b) Jo Brunt.
(c) James Morgan.
(d) Maxwell Flagg.

2. What word from Chapter 60 means irresponsible?
(a) Flatulent.
(b) Feckless.
(c) Articulate.
(d) Pandering.

3. Who wrote The Lincolns: Portrait of a Marriage?
(a) Margaret Garrett.
(b) Daniel Mark Epstein.
(c) Jo Brunt.
(d) James Morgan.

4. Who is cited as the author of “Setting the Record Straight: Memoir, Error, and Evasion" in Chapter 47?
(a) Margaret Garrett.
(b) Elson Farwell.
(c) Jo Brunt.
(d) Jason Trumm.

5. What word from Chapter 32 refers to harsh and jarring sounds due to a lack of harmony?
(a) Accoutremont.
(b) Articulate.
(c) Accent.
(d) Discordant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is cited as the editor of Selected Civil War Letters of Edwine Willow?

2. What is the narrator's name in Chapter 1?

3. Who was Thomas Havens's master?

4. What does the narrator describe having happened to him on the day he and his wife plan to consummate their marriage in Chapter 1?

5. What machine does Roger Bevins III describe being invented during the war in Chapter 55?

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