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

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

3. What does Lincoln declare to be his first priority in Chapter 13?
(a) Declare a Civil War.
(b) Introduce his Cabinet members.
(c) Guard against sympathizers in the government.
(d) Control Mrs. Lincoln's spending.

4. Which of the following does NOT describe Lincoln at the inaugural ball?
(a) Watching the dancing.
(b) Getting used to protocol.
(c) Shaking hands absentmindedly.
(d) Animated and laughing.

5. Sumner sees freeing the slaves to be _________________.
(a) a religious imperative.
(b) a waste of time.
(c) a military necessity.
(d) the moral choice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does William Seward harshly critique about Lincoln?

2. Part 1, Chapters 1-7 focus on the days between Abraham Lincoln's arrival in Washington, D.C. and ________.

3. What topic does Sprague talk about when he takes Kate riding?

4. Which of the following is NOT true about the new Congress?

5. Who arrives on the train with Lincoln's secretaries?

(see the answer key)

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