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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 1-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Confederacy has half the troops as the Union does and ______________.
(a) No arms.
(b) Not enough food.
(c) Not enough uniforms.
(d) Not enough horses.

2. What request does Herndon make of Lincoln?
(a) A Federal job for his future brother-in-law.
(b) An appointment in Lincoln's Cabinet.
(c) A loan to set up practice in Washington.
(d) A character reference for a background check.

3. Who is the editor of the New York Tribune in 1864?
(a) Walt Whitman.
(b) Chevalier Wikoff.
(c) Horace Greeley.
(d) Edgar Harrison.

4. Where does John Wilkes Booth invite David Herold to work with him?
(a) Surratt's Boardinghouse.
(b) Thompson's Pharmacy.
(c) Ford's Theater.
(d) Chevalier's Opera House.

5. Who supplies White House gossip to those at Thompson's Drug Store?
(a) Kate Chase.
(b) The White House doorkeeper.
(c) Lincoln's bodyguard.
(d) David Herold.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the date of Lincoln's inauguration?

2. How many men is Lincoln forced to call up in Chapter 6?

3. From whose perspective is Part 1, Chapter 8 NOT viewed?

4. Which of the following does Herndon NOT tell John Hay about Lincoln's days as a young man?

5. What disease is McClellan purported to have?

(see the answer key)

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