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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What would Lincoln give up if it were possible?
2. Which Union general proves incapable of overall command in Chapter 6?
3. Why do the conspirators want Lincoln shot prior to the election?
4. Who is the general with whom Lincoln is frustrated in Part 2, Chapter 7?
5. With whom does David Herold spend New Year's Eve 1861?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Lincoln's stance on abolition as the election of 1864 looms?
2. Who is William Herndon and what is the reason for his visit to see Lincoln?
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. What are the circumstances of David Herold meeting John Wilkes Booth?
6. 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?
7. What honor does Grant receive in the midst of talk about his presidential aspirations?
8. What information does Herold learn about the misinformation being fed to Union sources regarding the rebel strength?
9. What is the speculation of Mrs. Lincoln's involvement in President Lincoln's speech to Congress being printed in the New York Herald?
10. Why do the rebel spies think that Herold has succeeded in poisoning Lincoln at the time he delivers the Gettysburg Address?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Even before he was a player on the national and international stages, Abraham Lincoln was known to be a man of high integrity. Cite some examples in Lincoln's life that prove this statement. What is Vidal's overall perception of Lincoln's integrity? Explain.
Essay Topic 2
What is your opinion of David Herold? Do you think he was a willful man bent on his own destruction for his own purposes? Or is he someone to be pitied for his misguided sense of loyalty and duty? Or is he someone else entirely? State your position on Herold and support your answer with rationale.
Essay Topic 3
Thomas Paine wrote that "These are the times that try men's souls." Despite being written during the times of the Revolutionary War, the statement still held true for those enduring the Civil War. Explain how the times tried the souls of Lincoln and his Cabinet and military officers. How did the times try the souls of civilians? How about slaves? Explain.
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