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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 general does Lincoln order to take command after McDowell's retreat?
(a) General Grant.
(b) General McClellan.
(c) General Chamberlain.
(d) General Burnside.

2. With whom does John Hay frequently spend time?
(a) Ministers.
(b) Abolitionists.
(c) Prostitutes.
(d) Lobbyists.

3. How does Mrs. Lincoln respond to Col. Ellsworth's body being laid out at the White House?
(a) She refuses to let the body into the White House.
(b) She orchestrates a fitting tribute.
(c) She collapses to the floor with one of her headaches.
(d) She organizes a wake for family and friends.

4. From whose perspective is Part 1, Chapter 8 NOT viewed?
(a) The presidential secretaries.
(b) Salmon P. Chase.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) The conspirators.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lincoln order the U.S. marshals to do?

2. On what day does Lincoln arrive in Washington?

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

4. What is the mood in Washington as Chapter 14 begins?

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

(see the answer key)

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