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

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

3. How does Mrs. Lincoln attempt to talk to Willie after his death?
(a) She writes on glass.
(b) She prays.
(c) She puts notes on his grave.
(d) She attends seances.

4. Lincoln is fatalistic about being shot but worries even more about __________________.
(a) Being captured and held for ransom.
(b) The kidnapping of his children.
(c) Losing the next election.
(d) The side business of the groundskeeper.

5. On what day does Part 2, Chapter 1 take place?
(a) Christmas Day 1861.
(b) The Fourth of July 1862.
(c) New Year's Day 1861.
(d) Easter Day 1861.

Short Answer Questions

1. David Herold is told to watch for Lincoln's movements and _____________________.

2. What disease does David Herold pretend to have in Part 3, Chapter 1?

3. Who meets with smugglers to discuss how easy it would be to kill Lincoln?

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

5. Why does Mary Lincoln not attend Kate Chase's wedding?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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