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

2. Who meets with smugglers to discuss how easy it would be to kill Lincoln?
(a) Duvall.
(b) McClellan.
(c) Seward.
(d) Wikoff.

3. How can Mrs. Lincoln's personality best be described?
(a) Quiet.
(b) Emotional.
(c) Aggressive.
(d) Retiring.

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

5. Which of the following does NOT describe Lincoln's physical presence at this point in the war?
(a) Robust.
(b) Hand tremor.
(c) Half-shut left eye.
(d) Sallow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event does Kate Chase host in Part 2, Chapter 2?

2. Who is Emilie Helm?

3. Who does David Herold kiss on New Year's Eve 1861?

4. Who is Lincoln's former law partner?

5. Which female abolition opponent is introduced in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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