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

2. What do the people of Virginia do on the first day of the battle in Virginia?
(a) Take picnic lunches to watch the battle.
(b) Hide in their basements.
(c) Hold war parades.
(d) Escape to Philadelphia.

3. Who is known for drifting off during important discussions?
(a) Saul P. Chase.
(b) Samuel P. Chase.
(c) Samuel P. Chesterson.
(d) Salmon P. Chase.

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) To avoid spies.
(d) It has a room big enough to hold everyone.

5. Where is the body of Col. Ellsworth taken after he is killed?
(a) His home in Alexandria.
(b) The Capitol building.
(c) A mortuary.
(d) The White House.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do conspirators Annie Surrat and David Herold call Lincoln?

3. What has no other U.S. President ever had to face?

4. Which female abolition opponent is introduced in Chapter 2?

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

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