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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 does Lincoln order the U.S. marshals to do?
(a) Shoot rioters.
(b) Set up roadblocks around Washington.
(c) Raid telegraph offices to determine spies.
(d) Arrest any conspirators.

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

3. On what grounds does Seward think Lincoln can be impeached?
(a) Sexual impropriety.
(b) Insanity.
(c) Military aggression.
(d) Treason.

4. Who is the defeated rival who visits Lincoln and calls for militiamen to defend Washington?
(a) Salmon P. Chase.
(b) Stephen Douglas.
(c) John Hay.
(d) Andrew Johnson.

5. Who is the noted Union officer shot dead in the invasion of Alexandria?
(a) Col. Ellsworth.
(b) General Grant.
(c) Col. Peabody.
(d) Lieutenant Ashe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lincoln declare to be his first priority in Chapter 13?

2. Who escorts Lincoln on a tour of Washington?

3. What is the main event in Part 1, Chapter 8?

4. What is the river that David Herold crosses on his first mission as a rebel courier?

5. Who do the rebels think is the real boss in the U.S. government?

(see the answer key)

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