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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. Seward and _____________ emerge as the Cabinet's leading figures.
(a) Blair.
(b) Woodburne.
(c) Johnson.
(d) Chase.

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

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

4. Who stalks Lincoln as he walks to church with Seward?
(a) David Herold.
(b) John Wilkes Booth.
(c) Mary Surratt.
(d) Thomas Paterson.

5. What do conspirators Annie Surrat and David Herold call Lincoln?
(a) Hero.
(b) Assassin.
(c) Archfiend.
(d) Traitor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Salmon P. Chase is visited by Henry D. and _________ Cooke to discuss Lincoln and cabinet posts.

2. Who is the scandalous reporter for the New York Herald?

3. Who is overwhelmed by Kate Chase's beauty?

4. Who does Chase want excluded from a position in Lincoln's cabinet?

5. What office does Roger B. Taney hold?

(see the answer key)

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