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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 1-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who meets Lincoln at the train station in Washington, D.C.?
(a) Elihu B. Washburne.
(b) Elijah C. Washburne.
(c) Edward L. Washburn.
(d) Elihu B. Woodborne.

2. Who arrives on the train with Lincoln's secretaries?
(a) Mrs. Lincoln.
(b) John Wilkes Booth.
(c) Robert E. Lee.
(d) Andrew Johnson.

3. Why does David Herold regret that Lincoln must die?
(a) He knows he has young sons.
(b) He finds him pleasant-looking.
(c) He believes his wife will go mad.
(d) He thinks he is a good man at heart.

4. Who escorts Lincoln on a tour of Washington?
(a) Henry Clay.
(b) William Seward.
(c) Walter Hope.
(d) William Surratt.

5. Which of the following characteristics is NOT used to describe Lincoln?
(a) Overweight.
(b) Droll humor.
(c) Exhausted.
(d) Fatalism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do conspirators Annie Surrat and David Herold call Lincoln?

2. Which of the following does NOT describe Kate Chase's relationship with her father?

3. Why has Lincoln arrived in Washington in great secrecy?

4. Who is known for drifting off during important discussions?

5. Who does Chase want excluded from a position in Lincoln's cabinet?

(see the answer key)

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