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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. How does President Buchanan feel about leaving office?
(a) He is happy.
(b) He is jealous of Lincoln.
(c) He is angry that he was not re-elected.
(d) He wishes he had more time.

2. Which word does Lincoln turn to the crowd and emphasize while taking the oath of office?
(a) States.
(b) Defend.
(c) God.
(d) Union.

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

4. Lincoln is fatalistic about being shot but worries even more about __________________.
(a) The kidnapping of his children.
(b) Losing the next election.
(c) The side business of the groundskeeper.
(d) Being captured and held for ransom.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mrs. Lincoln attempt to talk to Willie after his death?

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

3. What does Chevalier Wikoff offer to give the U.S. government if his son receives a naval commission?

4. Why does William Howard Russell, a London Times correspondent, think the South will win the war?

5. What does Seward think will happen to Lincoln?

(see the answer key)

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