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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose face appears on the new U.S. dollar bill?
(a) Lincoln's.
(b) Chase's.
(c) Blair's.
(d) Seward's.

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

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

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

5. What is the controversy surrounding Robert Lincoln during this time?
(a) Why he indulges his mother's hysterics.
(b) Why he undermines his father's political strategies.
(c) Why he is not married.
(d) Why he is not in the war.

6. What request does Herndon make of Lincoln?
(a) A Federal job for his future brother-in-law.
(b) A character reference for a background check.
(c) An appointment in Lincoln's Cabinet.
(d) A loan to set up practice in Washington.

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

8. Which of the following does Herndon NOT tell John Hay about Lincoln's days as a young man?
(a) He studied in Europe.
(b) He contracted syphilis.
(c) He had mental breakdowns.
(d) He did not believe in Christianity.

9. Which notable poet seeks a Federal job?
(a) Edgar Allen Poe.
(b) Ralph Waldo Emerson.
(c) David Thoreau.
(d) Walt Whitman.

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

11. Who is the general with whom Lincoln is frustrated in Part 2, Chapter 7?
(a) General Rutherford.
(b) General Buford.
(c) General Grant.
(d) General Halleck.

12. Which Civil War battle costs the Union 15,000 casualties?
(a) Vicksburg.
(b) Fredericksburg.
(c) Gettysburg.
(d) Antietam.

13. The conspirators want Herold to __________________.
(a) infiltrate the White House.
(b) poison Lincoln's medications.
(c) shoot Lincoln on the street.
(d) bribe the White House groundskeeper.

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

15. As what does Mrs. Lincoln justify her overspending?
(a) She has the right as First Lady.
(b) A benefit to future generations.
(c) No self control.
(d) Boredom.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men is Lincoln forced to call up in Chapter 6?

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

3. Whose marriage proposal does Kate Chase accept?

4. Where does John Wilkes Booth invite David Herold to work with him?

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

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