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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Confederacy has half the troops as the Union does and ______________.
(a) Not enough uniforms.
(b) Not enough horses.
(c) No arms.
(d) Not enough food.

2. What famous document is written in Chapter 10?
(a) The Emancipation Proclamation.
(b) Amendment Ten.
(c) The Gettysburg Address.
(d) The Hayes Act.

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

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

5. What disease is McClellan purported to have?
(a) Malaria.
(b) Typhus.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Epilepsy.

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

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

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

9. Where does John Wilkes Booth invite David Herold to work with him?
(a) Surratt's Boardinghouse.
(b) Thompson's Pharmacy.
(c) Ford's Theater.
(d) Chevalier's Opera House.

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

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

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

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

14. Which general replaces General Hooker prior to the battle at Gettysburg?
(a) General Burnside.
(b) General Buford.
(c) General Chamberlain.
(d) General Meade.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Mrs. Lincoln so upset in Part 2, Chapter 2?

2. Who is Mrs. Laury?

3. Who becomes Lincoln's favorite general?

4. What nationality of people riot against the Conscription Act In New York City?

5. Who sets out on a week-long debauch after Kate's party?

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