View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 1-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Who do the rebels think is the real boss in the U.S. government?
(a) Johnson.
(b) Seward.
(c) Hay.
(d) Chase.

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

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

5. What order does Lincoln issue about Fort Sumter in Chapter 11?
(a) Burn it.
(b) Attack it.
(c) Re-supply it.
(d) Surrender it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the body of Col. Ellsworth taken after he is killed?

2. What does Lincoln declare to be his first priority in Chapter 13?

3. How can David Herold best be described?

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

5. What office does Roger B. Taney hold?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 198 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample