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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. Who do the rebels think is the real boss in the U.S. government?
(a) Johnson.
(b) Seward.
(c) Hay.
(d) Chase.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does President Buchanan feel about leaving office?

2. Who meets Lincoln at the train station in Washington, D.C.?

3. With whom does Lincoln side when believing that black men are not inferior to white men?

4. What office does Roger B. Taney hold?

5. What does Lincoln ask John Hay to research?

(see the answer key)

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