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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where is Lincoln taken upon his arrival in Washington, D.C.?
(a) The White House.
(b) Willard's Hotel.
(c) The Captiol Building.
(d) Ford's Theater.

4. Where is the body of Col. Ellsworth taken after he is killed?
(a) His home in Alexandria.
(b) The Capitol building.
(c) A mortuary.
(d) The White House.

5. Who escorts Lincoln on a tour of Washington?
(a) William Surratt.
(b) Walter Hope.
(c) William Seward.
(d) Henry Clay.

6. What idea does Seward have for reuniting the North and the South?
(a) Legalizing slavery.
(b) A joint foreign war.
(c) Huge tax credits.
(d) Impeaching Lincoln.

7. On what day does Lincoln arrive in Washington?
(a) January 1, 1860.
(b) December 31, 1914.
(c) February 23, 1861.
(d) April 15, 1865.

8. What does Mrs. Lincoln hold regularly?
(a) Book club meeting.
(b) Levee.
(c) Prayer meeting.
(d) Sewing circle.

9. Who is Emilie Helm?
(a) Mrs. Lincoln's seamstress.
(b) Mrs. Lincoln's best friend.
(c) Mrs. Lincoln's social secretary.
(d) Mrs. Lincoln's half-sister.

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

11. What does Lincoln ask John Hay to research?
(a) Thomas Jefferson's speeches.
(b) The president's wartime powers.
(c) The budget for White House renovations.
(d) The etiquette for entertaining visiting heads of state.

12. Who stalks Lincoln as he walks to church with Seward?
(a) Mary Surratt.
(b) David Herold.
(c) Thomas Paterson.
(d) John Wilkes Booth.

13. What is the date of Lincoln's inauguration?
(a) May 12, 1862.
(b) March 4, 1861.
(c) April 15, 1865.
(d) January 21, 1861.

14. What do the people of Virginia do on the first day of the battle in Virginia?
(a) Escape to Philadelphia.
(b) Take picnic lunches to watch the battle.
(c) Hold war parades.
(d) Hide in their basements.

15. Why does William Howard Russell, a London Times correspondent, think the South will win the war?
(a) It has better weapons.
(b) It has West Point generals.
(c) It is more highly motivated.
(d) It has more troops.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the plan which called for Seward to run the government with Lincoln as a figurehead?

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

3. Which of the following bad news does Lincoln NOT receive in Chapter 13?

4. How does President Buchanan feel about leaving office?

5. What office does Roger B. Taney hold?

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