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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What nationality of people riot against the Conscription Act In New York City?
(a) Italian.
(b) Irish.
(c) German.
(d) French.

3. Lincoln is fatalistic about being shot but worries even more about __________________.
(a) Being captured and held for ransom.
(b) The kidnapping of his children.
(c) Losing the next election.
(d) The side business of the groundskeeper.

4. Which famous Civil War battle takes place in Chapter 12?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Antietam.
(c) Gettysburg.
(d) Shiloh.

5. What premonitions does Lincoln have?
(a) Rocking his grandchildren.
(b) Mrs. Lincoln's death.
(c) His premature death.
(d) Jefferson Davis sitting in the White House.

6. What is the South fighting for in the Civil War?
(a) Textiles.
(b) Shipping.
(c) Slavery.
(d) Independence.

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

8. What disease does it look like Lincoln has as he leaves Gettysburg?
(a) Malaria.
(b) Mononucleosis.
(c) Mesothelioma.
(d) Tuberculosis.

9. Who sets out on a week-long debauch after Kate's party?
(a) George McClellan.
(b) John Hay.
(c) David Herold.
(d) Secretary Steward.

10. Of which of the following do the Southern conspirators NOT convince the Union Army?
(a) There is a plot to kidnap Lincoln.
(b) Lee's army is three times its actual size.
(c) Lincoln has a terminal illness.
(d) The Union army is losing men faster than the South.

11. With whom does David Herold spend New Year's Eve 1861?
(a) The McClellans.
(b) The Surratts.
(c) The Chases.
(d) The Lincolns.

12. Why do the conspirators want Lincoln shot prior to the election?
(a) To nominate Chase.
(b) To end abolition.
(c) To end the war.
(d) To ensure McClellan's victory.

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

14. Which Amendment is suspended as many newspaper publishers are arrested?
(a) Second Amendment.
(b) Fifth Amendment.
(c) First Amendment.
(d) Third Amendment.

15. David Herold is told to watch for Lincoln's movements and _____________________.
(a) Social schedule.
(b) Dinner guests.
(c) Travel companions.
(d) A chance to poison his medications.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Lincoln's running mate in 1864?

2. What disease is McClellan purported to have?

3. What name replaces the term "Republican Party" at the 1864 convention?

4. How is Mrs. Lincoln harmed when she is victim of an assassination plot aimed for her husband?

5. What famous document is written in Chapter 10?

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