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

2. How can David Herold best be described?
(a) Intelligent and optimistic.
(b) Common and fatalistic.
(c) Emotional time bomb.
(d) Serene and calm.

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

4. What is the South fighting for in the Civil War?
(a) Shipping.
(b) Textiles.
(c) Independence.
(d) Slavery.

5. How does Mrs. Lincoln respond to Col. Ellsworth's body being laid out at the White House?
(a) She collapses to the floor with one of her headaches.
(b) She orchestrates a fitting tribute.
(c) She refuses to let the body into the White House.
(d) She organizes a wake for family and friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main event in Part 1, Chapter 8?

2. Who sets out on a week-long debauch after Kate's party?

3. Who is the general with whom Lincoln is frustrated in Part 2, Chapter 7?

4. What premonitions does Lincoln have?

5. What is the river that David Herold crosses on his first mission as a rebel courier?

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