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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 1-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Salmon P. Chase's daughter?
(a) Annie.
(b) Mary.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Kate.

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

4. Which female abolition opponent is introduced in Chapter 2?
(a) Ellen Surratt.
(b) Mary Scirocco.
(c) Mary Stewart.
(d) Mary Surratt.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does William Seward harshly critique about Lincoln?

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

4. On what day does Lincoln arrive in Washington?

5. What do conspirators Annie Surrat and David Herold call Lincoln?

(see the answer key)

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