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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. Who sets out on a week-long debauch after Kate's party?
(a) John Hay.
(b) David Herold.
(c) Secretary Steward.
(d) George McClellan.

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

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

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

5. What document does Lincoln plan to issue?
(a) The Social Security Act.
(b) The Emancipation Proclamation.
(c) The Gettysburg Address.
(d) The Fifth Amendment.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day does Part 2, Chapter 1 take place?

2. Lincoln has evolved into a(n) ___________ in Chapter 5.

3. What happens to Lincoln while riding to the Soldiers Home in Chapter 6?

4. Lincoln is fatalistic about being shot but worries even more about __________________.

5. The conspirators want Herold to __________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What are the circumstances of David Herold meeting John Wilkes Booth?

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

8. What is the speculation of Mrs. Lincoln's involvement in President Lincoln's speech to Congress being printed in the New York Herald?

9. What name is the Republican party known as at the Baltimore convention and what are Lincoln's views of the convention?

10. How does Seward attempt to prevent Mrs. Lincoln being involved in a scandal?

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