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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. Which notable poet seeks a Federal job?
(a) Edgar Allen Poe.
(b) Ralph Waldo Emerson.
(c) David Thoreau.
(d) Walt Whitman.

2. How many men is Lincoln forced to call up in Chapter 6?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 200,000.
(c) 50,00.
(d) 500,000.

3. Which Union general proves incapable of overall command in Chapter 6?
(a) Buford.
(b) Chamberlain.
(c) Grant.
(d) Burnside.

4. Of which of the following do the Southern conspirators NOT convince the Union Army?
(a) The Union army is losing men faster than the South.
(b) Lee's army is three times its actual size.
(c) There is a plot to kidnap Lincoln.
(d) Lincoln has a terminal illness.

5. From whose perspective is Part 1, Chapter 8 NOT viewed?
(a) The conspirators.
(b) Salmon P. Chase.
(c) The presidential secretaries.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Chase want excluded from a position in Lincoln's cabinet?

2. How can Lincoln's inaugural parade best be characterized?

3. Which of Mrs. Lincoln's projects ultimately brings scandal to the White House?

4. What does Lincoln say that Southerners are in Chapter 5?

5. Who arrives on the train with Lincoln's secretaries?

(see the answer key)

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