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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. With whom does Lincoln side when believing that black men are not inferior to white men?
(a) Benjamin Franklin.
(b) Andrew Johnson.
(c) Thomas Jefferson.
(d) Ulysses S. Grant.

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

3. What document does Lincoln plan to issue?
(a) The Gettysburg Address.
(b) The Fifth Amendment.
(c) The Social Security Act.
(d) The Emancipation Proclamation.

4. Who is the U.S. president that Lincoln succeeds?
(a) Jefferson.
(b) Buchanan.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Roosevelt.

5. From what state do the first Union troops arrive in Washington?
(a) Rhode Island.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) Maine.
(d) Ohio.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lincoln is fatalistic about being shot but worries even more about __________________.

2. Whose death plunges Mrs. Lincoln to the brink of madness in Chapter 4?

3. What does Lincoln order the U.S. marshals to do?

4. Why does David Herold regret that Lincoln must die?

5. What topic does Sprague talk about when he takes Kate riding?

(see the answer key)

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