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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 7-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mrs. Lincoln attempt to talk to Willie after his death?
(a) She attends seances.
(b) She puts notes on his grave.
(c) She writes on glass.
(d) She prays.

2. Why does David Herold regret that Lincoln must die?
(a) He knows he has young sons.
(b) He finds him pleasant-looking.
(c) He thinks he is a good man at heart.
(d) He believes his wife will go mad.

3. Who is Lincoln's running mate in 1864?
(a) Sprague.
(b) Chase.
(c) Johnson.
(d) Hall.

4. Who escorts Lincoln on a tour of Washington?
(a) Henry Clay.
(b) William Seward.
(c) Walter Hope.
(d) William Surratt.

5. Why is Mrs. Lincoln so upset in Part 2, Chapter 2?
(a) Mr. Lincoln has threatened to divorce her if she does not curtail her spending.
(b) Mrs. Lincoln has been shunned from all the holiday parties on the social scene.
(c) The Joint Committee has obtained a copy of Wikoff's telegram.
(d) Robert Lincoln is dating a woman of ill repute.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a topic of conversation at Kate Chase's party?

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

3. What disease does it look like Lincoln has as he leaves Gettysburg?

4. Which famous Civil War battle takes place in Chapter 12?

5. What famous document is written in Chapter 10?

(see the answer key)

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