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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 happens to Lincoln while riding to the Soldiers Home in Chapter 6?
(a) He falls and breaks his hip.
(b) His hat is shot off his head.
(c) His horse throws him into a ditch.
(d) He is thrown from his carriage.

2. What is the name of the Union warship that goes to battle with the Confederate Merrimack?
(a) The Icon.
(b) The Union.
(c) The Republic.
(d) The Monitor.

3. The Confederacy has half the troops as the Union does and ______________.
(a) No arms.
(b) Not enough food.
(c) Not enough uniforms.
(d) Not enough horses.

4. Why does William Howard Russell, a London Times correspondent, think the South will win the war?
(a) It has better weapons.
(b) It is more highly motivated.
(c) It has more troops.
(d) It has West Point generals.

5. Who is Mrs. Laury?
(a) Mrs. Lincoln's dressmaker.
(b) Mrs. Lincoln's spiritual medium.
(c) Mrs. Lincoln's social secretary.
(d) Mrs. Lincoln's hair stylist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the coded message that David Herold carries across the river?

2. Who administers the oath of office to Abraham Lincoln?

3. How can David Herold best be described?

4. Who do the rebels think is the real boss in the U.S. government?

5. Who believes that one must experience hell before dying, not after?

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