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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) David P. Taney.
(b) Roger K. Holmes.
(c) Roger B. Taney.
(d) Salmon P. Chase.

2. Which of the following does NOT describe Lincoln at the inaugural ball?
(a) Getting used to protocol.
(b) Shaking hands absentmindedly.
(c) Watching the dancing.
(d) Animated and laughing.

3. Whose face appears on the new U.S. dollar bill?
(a) Lincoln's.
(b) Blair's.
(c) Seward's.
(d) Chase's.

4. What is the South fighting for in the Civil War?
(a) Independence.
(b) Slavery.
(c) Textiles.
(d) Shipping.

5. On what grounds does Seward think Lincoln can be impeached?
(a) Insanity.
(b) Treason.
(c) Sexual impropriety.
(d) Military aggression.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What office does Kate Chase expect her father to attain in 1864?

3. Who supplies White House gossip to those at Thompson's Drug Store?

4. With whom does John Hay frequently spend time?

5. Who is Emilie Helm?

(see the answer key)

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