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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 15-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What office does Kate Chase expect her father to attain in 1864?
(a) Supreme Court Justice.
(b) Attorney General.
(c) U.S. President.
(d) Secretary of State.

2. On what day does Lincoln arrive in Washington?
(a) February 23, 1861.
(b) January 1, 1860.
(c) April 15, 1865.
(d) December 31, 1914.

3. From what state do the first Union troops arrive in Washington?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) Maine.
(d) Rhode Island.

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

5. Who believes that one must experience hell before dying, not after?
(a) General McClellan.
(b) Secretary Steward.
(c) Mrs. Lincoln.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Emilie Helm?

3. On what grounds does Seward think Lincoln can be impeached?

4. Why does William Howard Russell, a London Times correspondent, think the South will win the war?

5. How does President Buchanan feel about leaving office?

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