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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 8-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Seward and _____________ emerge as the Cabinet's leading figures.
(a) Johnson.
(b) Chase.
(c) Woodburne.
(d) Blair.

2. Where does David Herold take a job?
(a) McMiller's Dry Goods.
(b) Avery Distillery.
(c) Thompson's Pharmacy.
(d) Johnson Hardware.

3. Which of the following bad news does Lincoln NOT receive in Chapter 13?
(a) Mrs. Lincoln has tuberculosis.
(b) High-ranking military men defect.
(c) Telegraph and railroad lines are cut.
(d) Rebel forces surround Washington.

4. Part 1, Chapters 1-7 focus on the days between Abraham Lincoln's arrival in Washington, D.C. and ________.
(a) The Emancipation Proclamation.
(b) His assassination.
(c) His inauguration.
(d) The Gettysburg Address.

5. Who administers the oath of office to Abraham Lincoln?
(a) Salmon P. Chase.
(b) Roger K. Holmes.
(c) Roger B. Taney.
(d) David P. Taney.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main event in Part 1, Chapter 8?

2. Salmon P. Chase is visited by Henry D. and _________ Cooke to discuss Lincoln and cabinet posts.

3. Who supplies White House gossip to those at Thompson's Drug Store?

4. Who does Lincoln meet at Willard's Hotel and who agrees to be Secretary of State?

5. How can David Herold best be described?

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