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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. Chapter 4 sees the arrival of Lincoln's secretaries, John Hay and ________________.
(a) Nicholas Nickleby.
(b) Nikolai Surratt.
(c) John George Paul.
(d) John George Nicolay.

2. What has no other U.S. President ever had to face?
(a) The threat of Civil War.
(b) Massive national debt.
(c) Personal financial ruin.
(d) Conspiracy plots.

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

4. Which of the following bad news does Lincoln NOT receive in Chapter 13?
(a) Rebel forces surround Washington.
(b) High-ranking military men defect.
(c) Mrs. Lincoln has tuberculosis.
(d) Telegraph and railroad lines are cut.

5. What industry in England is pushing to recognize the Confederacy?
(a) Textile.
(b) Banking.
(c) Fishing.
(d) Shipping.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Chase want excluded from a position in Lincoln's cabinet?

3. With what does Mrs. Lincoln spend much of her time?

4. Sumner sees freeing the slaves to be _________________.

5. Which of the following characteristics is NOT used to describe Lincoln?

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