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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. How can Mrs. Lincoln's personality best be described?
(a) Retiring.
(b) Quiet.
(c) Aggressive.
(d) Emotional.

2. How can David Herold best be described?
(a) Emotional time bomb.
(b) Common and fatalistic.
(c) Serene and calm.
(d) Intelligent and optimistic.

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

4. Why does David Herold regret that Lincoln must die?
(a) He believes his wife will go mad.
(b) He knows he has young sons.
(c) He finds him pleasant-looking.
(d) He thinks he is a good man at heart.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mrs. Lincoln respond to Col. Ellsworth's body being laid out at the White House?

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

3. Who owns the whorehouse that John Hay visits after the inaugural ball?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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