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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. With whom does Lincoln side when believing that black men are not inferior to white men?
(a) Ulysses S. Grant.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) Andrew Johnson.
(d) Benjamin Franklin.

2. Who supplies White House gossip to those at Thompson's Drug Store?
(a) The White House doorkeeper.
(b) David Herold.
(c) Lincoln's bodyguard.
(d) Kate Chase.

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

4. What is the river that David Herold crosses on his first mission as a rebel courier?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Delaware.
(c) Potomac.
(d) Ohio.

5. Who is the scandalous reporter for the New York Herald?
(a) Chevalier Wikoff.
(b) John Hay.
(c) Jacques Wyatt.
(d) Chace Adams.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which word does Lincoln turn to the crowd and emphasize while taking the oath of office?

2. Where is Lincoln taken upon his arrival in Washington, D.C.?

3. What is the main event in Part 1, Chapter 8?

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

5. Why does David Herold regret that Lincoln must die?

(see the answer key)

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