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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 15-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the mood in Washington as Chapter 14 begins?
(a) At war.
(b) Quiet.
(c) Boisterous.
(d) Riotous.

2. What does Lincoln declare to be his first priority in Chapter 13?
(a) Guard against sympathizers in the government.
(b) Introduce his Cabinet members.
(c) Control Mrs. Lincoln's spending.
(d) Declare a Civil War.

3. How does Salmon P. Chase propose to pay for a war?
(a) Tobacco tax.
(b) Borrow money from England.
(c) Fundraising.
(d) Income tax.

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

5. What does Seward think will happen to Lincoln?
(a) He will be impeached.
(b) He will be assassinated.
(c) He will have a heart attack.
(d) He will be kidnapped.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the defeated rival who visits Lincoln and calls for militiamen to defend Washington?

2. Who is the U.S. president that Lincoln succeeds?

3. Chapter 4 sees the arrival of Lincoln's secretaries, John Hay and ________________.

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

5. Chase and Seward agree between themselves that Lincoln must let them run the government as a ____________.

(see the answer key)

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