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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Eleven: Moody, Tearful Night.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ward Hill Lamon organized what for the President?
(a) Bodyguards.
(b) Secret staff meetings.
(c) Parties.
(d) Dinners.

2. Why did Lincoln refuse to make any compromises about slavery?
(a) He did not want to buy his right to be peacefully inaugurated.
(b) He refused to make any compromises throughout his Presidency.
(c) He did not want slavery to exist in the Union.
(d) He was afraid to upset the Southern and border states.

3. Lincoln declared a blockade of the Southern coast, and was trying desperately to keep the border states in the Union, including what states?
(a) Kentucky, Illinois, and West Virginia.
(b) New Jersey, New York, New Mexico.
(c) Missouri, Massachusetts, New York.
(d) Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri.

4. What event perpetuated Lincoln's fatalistic beliefs and preoccupation with death?
(a) Lincoln's sister, Sarah, died in 1828 in childbirth.
(b) Lincoln's father's death in 1828.
(c) The death of Sally in 1828 in childbirth.
(d) The death of Lincoln's wife in 1828.

5. Who were refuges for Lincoln?
(a) His close friends.
(b) Lincoln's boys Willie and Tad.
(c) Lincoln's cabinet members.
(d) His wife and son, Robert.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Robert Lincoln feel when his father was away on political trips?

2. In the Senate, John J. Crittenden proposed the Crittenden Plan which suggested what?

3. What two boys were born to the Lincolns?

4. What was Abraham's first job?

5. General Lee surrendered to Grant on April 9 where?

(see the answer key)

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