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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens when Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln are riding to a seance one day?
(a) The carriage wheel falls off.
(b) The carriage overturns in a ditch.
(c) A crowd throws rocks at the carriage.
(d) An assassin fires a shot at the carriage.

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

4. Who is framed for leaking information to Wikoff?
(a) Kate Chase.
(b) The White House groundskeeper.
(c) Secretary Steward.
(d) David Herold.

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

6. Whose death plunges Mrs. Lincoln to the brink of madness in Chapter 4?
(a) Robert's.
(b) Willie's.
(c) Tad's.
(d) Eddie's.

7. Who is the editor of the New York Tribune in 1864?
(a) Chevalier Wikoff.
(b) Horace Greeley.
(c) Walt Whitman.
(d) Edgar Harrison.

8. How many men is Lincoln forced to call up in Chapter 6?
(a) 50,00.
(b) 10,000.
(c) 500,000.
(d) 200,000.

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

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

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

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

13. What are Lincoln's thoughts in the 100 days prior to the election of 1864?
(a) He knows he will be killed before the election.
(b) He thinks only of his boys.
(c) He has a real lust for more power.
(d) He must finish what he was placed here to do.

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

15. Even though he is a drunk, ___________ is deemed a better general than McClellan.
(a) Ulysses S. Grant.
(b) Robert Burnside.
(c) John Chamberlain.
(d) John Buford.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What disease does David Herold pretend to have in Part 3, Chapter 1?

3. Which Civil War battle costs the Union 15,000 casualties?

4. Who is Lincoln's former law partner?

5. What happens to Lincoln while riding to the Soldiers Home in Chapter 6?

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