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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 7-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which Civil War battle costs the Union 15,000 casualties?
(a) Vicksburg.
(b) Fredericksburg.
(c) Gettysburg.
(d) Antietam.

2. What is the nature of a crisis with Great Britain?
(a) The export of textiles.
(b) The purchase of war ships.
(c) The seizure of U.S. mail boats.
(d) The withdrawal of financing.

3. What does Mrs. Lincoln hold regularly?
(a) Prayer meeting.
(b) Sewing circle.
(c) Levee.
(d) Book club meeting.

4. What nationality of people riot against the Conscription Act In New York City?
(a) German.
(b) Italian.
(c) French.
(d) Irish.

5. What request does Herndon make of Lincoln?
(a) An appointment in Lincoln's Cabinet.
(b) A loan to set up practice in Washington.
(c) A character reference for a background check.
(d) A Federal job for his future brother-in-law.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Seward think will happen to Lincoln?

2. Why does William Howard Russell, a London Times correspondent, think the South will win the war?

3. What is the river that David Herold crosses on his first mission as a rebel courier?

4. What disease is McClellan purported to have?

5. What order does Lincoln issue about Fort Sumter in Chapter 11?

(see the answer key)

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