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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 supplies White House gossip to those at Thompson's Drug Store?
(a) The White House doorkeeper.
(b) Kate Chase.
(c) Lincoln's bodyguard.
(d) David Herold.

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

3. Who is Mrs. Laury?
(a) Mrs. Lincoln's spiritual medium.
(b) Mrs. Lincoln's social secretary.
(c) Mrs. Lincoln's dressmaker.
(d) Mrs. Lincoln's hair stylist.

4. How does Mrs. Lincoln attempt to talk to Willie after his death?
(a) She prays.
(b) She attends seances.
(c) She writes on glass.
(d) She puts notes on his grave.

5. What is the river that David Herold crosses on his first mission as a rebel courier?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Delaware.
(d) Potomac.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is known for drifting off during important discussions?

2. On what day does Lincoln arrive in Washington?

3. What office does Roger B. Taney hold?

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

5. How can Lincoln's inaugural parade best be characterized?

(see the answer key)

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