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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. Which of the following does NOT describe Kate Chase's relationship with her father?
(a) Councilor.
(b) Soul mate.
(c) Daughter.
(d) Cook.

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

3. How can David Herold best be described?
(a) Emotional time bomb.
(b) Common and fatalistic.
(c) Intelligent and optimistic.
(d) Serene and calm.

4. Who does Lincoln meet at Willard's Hotel and who agrees to be Secretary of State?
(a) Walter F. Seward.
(b) William H. Steward.
(c) William H. Seward.
(d) Walter H. Stewart.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does David Herold take a job?

3. What is the river that David Herold crosses on his first mission as a rebel courier?

4. Why has Lincoln arrived in Washington in great secrecy?

5. What is the date of Lincoln's inauguration?

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