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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 name replaces the term "Republican Party" at the 1864 convention?
(a) National Republican Party.
(b) National Union Party.
(c) Northern Republic Party.
(d) National Republic Party.

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

3. In what city was the Republican Party National Convention held in 1864?
(a) Baltimore.
(b) Washington.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) New York.

4. Which of the following bad news does Lincoln NOT receive in Chapter 13?
(a) Rebel forces surround Washington.
(b) High-ranking military men defect.
(c) Telegraph and railroad lines are cut.
(d) Mrs. Lincoln has tuberculosis.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What office does Roger B. Taney hold?

2. How much debt has Mrs. Lincoln incurred for the White House at this time?

3. What is the plan of the Southern states?

4. Why does Mary Lincoln not attend Kate Chase's wedding?

5. How does Mrs. Lincoln respond to Col. Ellsworth's body being laid out at the White House?

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