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

2. How does Salmon P. Chase propose to pay for a war?
(a) Borrow money from England.
(b) Fundraising.
(c) Tobacco tax.
(d) Income tax.

3. Who does Lincoln meet at Willard's Hotel and who agrees to be Secretary of State?
(a) William H. Seward.
(b) William H. Steward.
(c) Walter F. Seward.
(d) Walter H. Stewart.

4. Salmon P. Chase is visited by Henry D. and _________ Cooke to discuss Lincoln and cabinet posts.
(a) Jay.
(b) Clay.
(c) Harlan.
(d) Christopher.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who meets Lincoln at the train station in Washington, D.C.?

3. What does Lincoln ask John Hay to research?

4. What does William Seward harshly critique about Lincoln?

5. Who is Salmon P. Chase's daughter?

(see the answer key)

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