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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 is the exemption fee for a man to stay out of the war?
(a) $1000.
(b) $300.
(c) $50.
(d) $500.

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

3. Who is Mrs. Laury?
(a) Mrs. Lincoln's hair stylist.
(b) Mrs. Lincoln's spiritual medium.
(c) Mrs. Lincoln's dressmaker.
(d) Mrs. Lincoln's social secretary.

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

5. Which famous Civil War battle takes place in Chapter 12?
(a) Gettysburg.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Antietam.
(d) Shiloh.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Which of the following is NOT a topic of conversation at Kate Chase's party?

5. Which Amendment is suspended as many newspaper publishers are arrested?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the response from various groups to the Emancipation Proclamation and why is Lincoln concerned about the appearance of his signature on the document?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What precipitates Lincoln's discussions with black leaders and his issuing the Emancipation Proclamation?

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

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