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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 7-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who administers the oath of office to Abraham Lincoln?
(a) Roger K. Holmes.
(b) Roger B. Taney.
(c) David P. Taney.
(d) Salmon P. Chase.

2. Whose marriage proposal does Kate Chase accept?
(a) Stone's.
(b) Hay's.
(c) Sprague's.
(d) Herold's.

3. Who owns the whorehouse that John Hay visits after the inaugural ball?
(a) Sal Austin.
(b) Sara Allen.
(c) Sally Albers.
(d) Sal Houston.

4. What is the mood in Washington as Chapter 14 begins?
(a) Boisterous.
(b) At war.
(c) Riotous.
(d) Quiet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which word does Lincoln turn to the crowd and emphasize while taking the oath of office?

2. Who does Sickles think is Wikoff's source of information?

3. What would Lincoln give up if it were possible?

4. What is the South fighting for in the Civil War?

5. What does Lincoln carelessly misplace in Chapter 19?

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