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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. Who is Lincoln's former law partner?
(a) William Henderson.
(b) Walter Herndon.
(c) William Herndon.
(d) Wade Harrison.

4. What objectionable plan does Lincoln propose about the slaves?
(a) To give them 40 acres and a mule.
(b) To buy them and colonize them elsewhere.
(c) To give them Federal jobs.
(d) To free them all immediately.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose death plunges Mrs. Lincoln to the brink of madness in Chapter 4?

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

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

4. Which of the following does Herndon NOT tell John Hay about Lincoln's days as a young man?

5. Who is Mrs. Laury?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Lincoln's final stance regarding the Wikoff incident?

2. Why does Booth say Lincoln must be poisoned soon?

3. What honor does Grant receive in the midst of talk about his presidential aspirations?

4. Who is William Herndon and what is the reason for his visit to see Lincoln?

5. What is the source of Lincoln's resolve in the 100 days prior to the election?

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7. Why do the rebel spies think that Herold has succeeded in poisoning Lincoln at the time he delivers the Gettysburg Address?

8. On what day does Part 2 begin and what are the two major issues facing Lincoln and his cabinet members?

9. How does Lincoln view Mrs. Lincoln's impact on his presidency at this point regarding the article scandal and her overspending?

10. Why does Lincoln find humor in the rumor that McClellan may wage a military coup against him?

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