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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 1-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why has Lincoln arrived in Washington in great secrecy?
(a) He wants to surprise his family.
(b) He wants to avoid big crowds.
(c) There is a plot against his life.
(d) He wants to avoid the media.

3. Which of the following does NOT describe Lincoln at the inaugural ball?
(a) Getting used to protocol.
(b) Watching the dancing.
(c) Shaking hands absentmindedly.
(d) Animated and laughing.

4. Who meets Lincoln at the train station in Washington, D.C.?
(a) Edward L. Washburn.
(b) Elihu B. Washburne.
(c) Elihu B. Woodborne.
(d) Elijah C. Washburne.

5. Who is the general with whom Lincoln is frustrated in Part 2, Chapter 7?
(a) General Grant.
(b) General Rutherford.
(c) General Halleck.
(d) General Buford.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who stalks Lincoln as he walks to church with Seward?

2. Which female abolition opponent is introduced in Chapter 2?

3. What office does Roger B. Taney hold?

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

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

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