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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 Mrs. Lincoln's projects ultimately brings scandal to the White House?
(a) Funding the Underground Railroad.
(b) Hiring Russian servants.
(c) Entertaining slaves.
(d) Redecorating the White House.

2. Who is the U.S. president that Lincoln succeeds?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Jefferson.
(c) Roosevelt.
(d) Buchanan.

3. What does William Seward harshly critique about Lincoln?
(a) His wardrobe.
(b) His beard.
(c) His inaugural address.
(d) His accent.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the noted Union officer shot dead in the invasion of Alexandria?

3. What city does Lincoln decide to strike before the Confederate Congress can begin?

4. What order does Lincoln issue about Fort Sumter in Chapter 11?

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

(see the answer key)

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