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

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

3. What office does Roger B. Taney hold?
(a) Secretary of State.
(b) Chief of Staff.
(c) Chief Justice.
(d) Attorney General.

4. Why is a secret Cabinet meeting held in the Naval Department?
(a) The Cabinet offices are being painted.
(b) To discuss naval strategy.
(c) It has a room big enough to hold everyone.
(d) To avoid spies.

5. Which of the following characteristics is NOT used to describe Lincoln?
(a) Overweight.
(b) Exhausted.
(c) Fatalism.
(d) Droll humor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is entertained by Annie Surratt?

2. Who supplies White House gossip to those at Thompson's Drug Store?

3. How can Mrs. Lincoln's personality best be described?

4. Who administers the oath of office to Abraham Lincoln?

5. Sumner sees freeing the slaves to be _________________.

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