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 is the defeated rival who visits Lincoln and calls for militiamen to defend Washington?
(a) Stephen Douglas.
(b) John Hay.
(c) Salmon P. Chase.
(d) Andrew Johnson.

2. What office does Kate Chase expect her father to attain in 1864?
(a) Secretary of State.
(b) Supreme Court Justice.
(c) Attorney General.
(d) U.S. President.

3. Which of the following bad news does Lincoln NOT receive in Chapter 13?
(a) Rebel forces surround Washington.
(b) Mrs. Lincoln has tuberculosis.
(c) High-ranking military men defect.
(d) Telegraph and railroad lines are cut.

4. Whose death plunges Mrs. Lincoln to the brink of madness in Chapter 4?
(a) Robert's.
(b) Tad's.
(c) Eddie's.
(d) Willie's.

5. Why is Mrs. Lincoln so upset in Part 2, Chapter 2?
(a) Mr. Lincoln has threatened to divorce her if she does not curtail her spending.
(b) Mrs. Lincoln has been shunned from all the holiday parties on the social scene.
(c) Robert Lincoln is dating a woman of ill repute.
(d) The Joint Committee has obtained a copy of Wikoff's telegram.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Herndon NOT tell John Hay about Lincoln's days as a young man?

2. What premonitions does Lincoln have?

3. How can Mrs. Lincoln's personality 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 254 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample