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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 8-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is a secret Cabinet meeting held in the Naval Department?
(a) To discuss naval strategy.
(b) The Cabinet offices are being painted.
(c) It has a room big enough to hold everyone.
(d) To avoid spies.

2. Part 1, Chapters 1-7 focus on the days between Abraham Lincoln's arrival in Washington, D.C. and ________.
(a) The Gettysburg Address.
(b) His inauguration.
(c) The Emancipation Proclamation.
(d) His assassination.

3. With whom does John Hay frequently spend time?
(a) Prostitutes.
(b) Abolitionists.
(c) Ministers.
(d) Lobbyists.

4. Who does Chase want excluded from a position in Lincoln's cabinet?
(a) Anyone from a slave-holding state.
(b) Anyone who has not served on the Supreme Court.
(c) Anyone under the age of 60.
(d) Anyone who did not go to West Point.

5. Who escorts Lincoln on a tour of Washington?
(a) Walter Hope.
(b) Henry Clay.
(c) William Surratt.
(d) William Seward.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of Mrs. Lincoln's projects ultimately brings scandal to the White House?

3. Who arrives on the train with Lincoln's secretaries?

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

5. How can David Herold best be described?

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