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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 does Lincoln order the U.S. marshals to do?
(a) Set up roadblocks around Washington.
(b) Shoot rioters.
(c) Arrest any conspirators.
(d) Raid telegraph offices to determine spies.

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

3. What disease is McClellan purported to have?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Malaria.
(c) Epilepsy.
(d) Typhus.

4. Sumner sees freeing the slaves to be _________________.
(a) a religious imperative.
(b) a military necessity.
(c) a waste of time.
(d) the moral choice.

5. Why is Mrs. Lincoln so upset in Part 2, Chapter 2?
(a) Mr. Lincoln has threatened to divorce her if she does not curtail her spending.
(b) Robert Lincoln is dating a woman of ill repute.
(c) Mrs. Lincoln has been shunned from all the holiday parties on the social scene.
(d) The Joint Committee has obtained a copy of Wikoff's telegram.

Short Answer Questions

1. What order does Lincoln issue about Fort Sumter in Chapter 11?

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

3. What disease does it look like Lincoln has as he leaves Gettysburg?

4. Which of the following does NOT apply to General Grant?

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

(see the answer key)

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