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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a topic of conversation at Kate Chase's party?
(a) Mrs. Lincoln's runaway spending.
(b) The price of coffee.
(c) McClellan's new strategy.
(d) White House leaks.

2. What office does Roger B. Taney hold?
(a) Attorney General.
(b) Secretary of State.
(c) Chief of Staff.
(d) Chief Justice.

3. What topic does Sprague talk about when he takes Kate riding?
(a) The shortage of cotton for New England mills.
(b) His new stable of horses.
(c) The fashions coming out of Paris.
(d) His military strategy.

4. How can Lincoln's inaugural parade best be characterized?
(a) Short.
(b) Frugal.
(c) Celebratory.
(d) Non-existent.

5. What idea does Seward have for reuniting the North and the South?
(a) Impeaching Lincoln.
(b) A joint foreign war.
(c) Legalizing slavery.
(d) Huge tax credits.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the coded message that David Herold carries across the river?

2. Who is overwhelmed by Kate Chase's beauty?

3. What office does Kate Chase expect her father to attain in 1864?

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

5. What disease is McClellan purported to have?

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