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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What event does Kate Chase host in Part 2, Chapter 2?
(a) Boxing Day Party.
(b) Christmas Eve Party.
(c) Fourth of July picnic.
(d) Thanksgiving Dinner.

2. Who sets out on a week-long debauch after Kate's party?
(a) David Herold.
(b) Secretary Steward.
(c) John Hay.
(d) George McClellan.

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

4. Lincoln has evolved into a(n) ___________ in Chapter 5.
(a) Democrat.
(b) Atheist.
(c) spiritualist.
(d) Abolitionist.

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

6. With whom does David Herold spend New Year's Eve 1861?
(a) The McClellans.
(b) The Lincolns.
(c) The Chases.
(d) The Surratts.

7. What does Lincoln think when he is shot at again on the way to the Soldiers Home?
(a) He needs to get more bodyguards.
(b) He needs a bulletproof vest.
(c) Why everyone seems to hate him so much.
(d) Why the assassins don't aim for his body.

8. Who does David Herold kiss on New Year's Eve 1861?
(a) Annie Surratt.
(b) Bettie Duvall.
(c) Mary Surratt.
(d) Sara Lawson.

9. By what method does Herold often think of killing Lincoln?
(a) Shooting him.
(b) Stabbing him.
(c) Strangling him.
(d) Poisoning him.

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

11. How is Mrs. Lincoln harmed when she is victim of an assassination plot aimed for her husband?
(a) She is shot.
(b) She is poisoned.
(c) She is mobbed on the street.
(d) She is thrown from a carriage.

12. How many men is Lincoln forced to call up in Chapter 6?
(a) 200,000.
(b) 50,00.
(c) 500,000.
(d) 10,000.

13. Which Union general proves incapable of overall command in Chapter 6?
(a) Grant.
(b) Buford.
(c) Chamberlain.
(d) Burnside.

14. What would Lincoln give up if it were possible?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Cigars.
(c) His job.
(d) Coffee.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The Confederacy has half the troops as the Union does and ______________.

2. What famous document is written in Chapter 10?

3. Who is the editor of the New York Tribune in 1864?

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

5. What is the name of the Union warship that goes to battle with the Confederate Merrimack?

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