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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. Who is Bettie Duval?
(a) A famous prostitute.
(b) A Southern night rider.
(c) A Civil War photographer.
(d) A Civil War nurse.

2. Which of Mrs. Lincoln's projects ultimately brings scandal to the White House?
(a) Funding the Underground Railroad.
(b) Entertaining slaves.
(c) Hiring Russian servants.
(d) Redecorating the White House.

3. How can David Herold best be described?
(a) Intelligent and optimistic.
(b) Emotional time bomb.
(c) Serene and calm.
(d) Common and fatalistic.

4. Chapter 4 sees the arrival of Lincoln's secretaries, John Hay and ________________.
(a) John George Paul.
(b) Nicholas Nickleby.
(c) John George Nicolay.
(d) Nikolai Surratt.

5. What do conspirators Annie Surrat and David Herold call Lincoln?
(a) Archfiend.
(b) Traitor.
(c) Hero.
(d) Assassin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city does Lincoln decide to strike before the Confederate Congress can begin?

2. How does President Buchanan feel about leaving office?

3. From whose perspective is Part 1, Chapter 8 NOT viewed?

4. What office does Roger B. Taney hold?

5. Which of the following is NOT true about the new Congress?

(see the answer key)

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