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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. 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 character reference for a background check.
(d) A loan to set up practice in Washington.

2. Who is the defeated rival who visits Lincoln and calls for militiamen to defend Washington?
(a) Salmon P. Chase.
(b) Stephen Douglas.
(c) John Hay.
(d) Andrew Johnson.

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

4. What is the river that David Herold crosses on his first mission as a rebel courier?
(a) Potomac.
(b) Delaware.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Ohio.

5. The conspirators want Herold to __________________.
(a) infiltrate the White House.
(b) poison Lincoln's medications.
(c) shoot Lincoln on the street.
(d) bribe the White House groundskeeper.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Abraham Lincoln's Democratic opponent in 1864?

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

3. What are Lincoln's thoughts in the 100 days prior to the election of 1864?

4. What disease does David Herold pretend to have in Part 3, Chapter 1?

5. What event does Kate Chase host in Part 2, Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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