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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 does Lincoln think when he is shot at again on the way to the Soldiers Home?
(a) He needs to get more bodyguards.
(b) Why everyone seems to hate him so much.
(c) Why the assassins don't aim for his body.
(d) He needs a bulletproof vest.

2. What happens to Lincoln while riding to the Soldiers Home in Chapter 6?
(a) His hat is shot off his head.
(b) He falls and breaks his hip.
(c) His horse throws him into a ditch.
(d) He is thrown from his carriage.

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

4. Which of the following is NOT a topic of conversation at Kate Chase's party?
(a) The price of coffee.
(b) McClellan's new strategy.
(c) Mrs. Lincoln's runaway spending.
(d) White House leaks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Of which of the following do the Southern conspirators NOT convince the Union Army?

2. Why do the conspirators want Lincoln shot prior to the election?

3. Whose face appears on the new U.S. dollar bill?

4. What document does Lincoln plan to issue?

5. Who is Mrs. Laury?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Mrs. Lincoln hurt in an assassination attempt in Chapter 12?

2. What role does the paranormal play in the lives of the Lincolns?

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

4. What information does Herold learn about the misinformation being fed to Union sources regarding the rebel strength?

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

6. Why do the conspirators want to ramp up efforts to kill Lincoln prior to the election of 1864?

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

8. How do the Lincolns respond when their young son, Willie, dies?

9. What is Lincoln's stance on abolition as the election of 1864 looms?

10. What are two reasons that David Herold is disgruntled in Chapter 7?

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