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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Lincoln spent a vast amount of time following the Battle of Gettysburg?
(a) The White House chapel.
(b) The Willard Hotel.
(c) The White House gardens.
(d) The War Department Telegraph Room.

2. On what day does Part 2, Chapter 1 take place?
(a) Christmas Day 1861.
(b) Easter Day 1861.
(c) New Year's Day 1861.
(d) The Fourth of July 1862.

3. What is the organization of peace Democrats opposed to the Emancipation Proclamation and the draft?
(a) Anarchists.
(b) Copperheads.
(c) Rattlers.
(d) Nickelheads.

4. Who do the Republicans want Lincoln to nominate as a candidate for president instead of himself?
(a) Chase.
(b) Sprague.
(c) Grant.
(d) Seward.

5. What name replaces the term "Republican Party" at the 1864 convention?
(a) National Republic Party.
(b) National Union Party.
(c) Northern Republic Party.
(d) National Republican Party.

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

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

8. What disease does David Herold pretend to have in Part 3, Chapter 1?
(a) Mesothelioma.
(b) Smallpox.
(c) Typhus.
(d) Cancer.

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

10. Which of the following does NOT apply to General Grant?
(a) He insists he has no political interests.
(b) He becomes the first lieutenant general since George Washington.
(c) He refuses to make his headquarters in Washington.
(d) He is tried for treason.

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

12. How is Mrs. Lincoln harmed when she is victim of an assassination plot aimed for her husband?
(a) She is poisoned.
(b) She is shot.
(c) She is thrown from a carriage.
(d) She is mobbed on the street.

13. What event does Kate Chase host in Part 2, Chapter 2?
(a) Boxing Day Party.
(b) Thanksgiving Dinner.
(c) Christmas Eve Party.
(d) Fourth of July picnic.

14. Who does David Herold kiss on New Year's Eve 1861?
(a) Sara Lawson.
(b) Annie Surratt.
(c) Mary Surratt.
(d) Bettie Duvall.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Sickles think is Wikoff's source of information?

2. Who becomes Lincoln's favorite general?

3. Which notable poet seeks a Federal job?

4. What request does Herndon make of Lincoln?

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

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