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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. How can Mrs. Lincoln's personality best be described?
(a) Retiring.
(b) Aggressive.
(c) Quiet.
(d) Emotional.

2. Who is overwhelmed by Kate Chase's beauty?
(a) John Hay.
(b) John Surratt.
(c) David Herold.
(d) William Sprague.

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

4. What is the plan of the Southern states?
(a) To secede from the Union.
(b) To become more industrial.
(c) To form agricultural co-ops.
(d) To abolish slavery.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Seward and _____________ emerge as the Cabinet's leading figures.

2. Who is the defeated rival who visits Lincoln and calls for militiamen to defend Washington?

3. Who is the scandalous reporter for the New York Herald?

4. Who supplies White House gossip to those at Thompson's Drug Store?

5. How can David Herold best be described?

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