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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the nature of a crisis with Great Britain?
(a) The seizure of U.S. mail boats.
(b) The withdrawal of financing.
(c) The export of textiles.
(d) The purchase of war ships.

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

4. 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) Robert Lincoln is dating a woman of ill repute.
(c) Mrs. Lincoln has been shunned from all the holiday parties on the social scene.
(d) The Joint Committee has obtained a copy of Wikoff's telegram.

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

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

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

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

9. Who does Sickles think is Wikoff's source of information?
(a) Annie Surratt.
(b) David Herold.
(c) Mrs. Lincoln.
(d) Bettie Duvall.

10. Who was Abraham Lincoln's Democratic opponent in 1864?
(a) Buford.
(b) Rutherford.
(c) Grant.
(d) McClellan.

11. What does Lincoln say that Southerners are in Chapter 5?
(a) Traitors.
(b) Fellow Americans.
(c) Idiots.
(d) Morally corrupt.

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

13. How much debt has Mrs. Lincoln incurred for the White House at this time?
(a) $1,000.
(b) $1,000,000.00
(c) $50,000.
(d) $30,000.

14. Who becomes Lincoln's favorite general?
(a) Grant.
(b) Buford.
(c) McClellan.
(d) Burnside.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Lincoln assured of political victory in Chapter 6?

2. What document does Lincoln plan to issue?

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

4. Which of the following does NOT apply to General Grant?

5. In what city was the Republican Party National Convention held in 1864?

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