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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Why has Lincoln arrived in Washington in great secrecy?
(a) He wants to surprise his family.
(b) There is a plot against his life.
(c) He wants to avoid big crowds.
(d) He wants to avoid the media.
2. Part 1, Chapters 1-7 focus on the days between Abraham Lincoln's arrival in Washington, D.C. and ________.
(a) His inauguration.
(b) The Gettysburg Address.
(c) His assassination.
(d) The Emancipation Proclamation.
3. Who is the defeated rival who visits Lincoln and calls for militiamen to defend Washington?
(a) John Hay.
(b) Stephen Douglas.
(c) Salmon P. Chase.
(d) Andrew Johnson.
4. Who is the noted Union officer shot dead in the invasion of Alexandria?
(a) Col. Peabody.
(b) Col. Ellsworth.
(c) Lieutenant Ashe.
(d) General Grant.
5. Who owns the whorehouse that John Hay visits after the inaugural ball?
(a) Sally Albers.
(b) Sal Austin.
(c) Sara Allen.
(d) Sal Houston.
6. Where does David Herold take a job?
(a) Johnson Hardware.
(b) Thompson's Pharmacy.
(c) Avery Distillery.
(d) McMiller's Dry Goods.
7. What does Mrs. Lincoln hold regularly?
(a) Prayer meeting.
(b) Book club meeting.
(c) Levee.
(d) Sewing circle.
8. How does Salmon P. Chase propose to pay for a war?
(a) Income tax.
(b) Borrow money from England.
(c) Fundraising.
(d) Tobacco tax.
9. What is the river that David Herold crosses on his first mission as a rebel courier?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Delaware.
(c) Potomac.
(d) Ohio.
10. Who meets Lincoln at the train station in Washington, D.C.?
(a) Elihu B. Woodborne.
(b) Edward L. Washburn.
(c) Elihu B. Washburne.
(d) Elijah C. Washburne.
11. Who is Salmon P. Chase's daughter?
(a) Annie.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Mary.
(d) Kate.
12. How can Lincoln's inaugural parade best be characterized?
(a) Short.
(b) Frugal.
(c) Non-existent.
(d) Celebratory.
13. Chapter 4 sees the arrival of Lincoln's secretaries, John Hay and ________________.
(a) John George Paul.
(b) John George Nicolay.
(c) Nikolai Surratt.
(d) Nicholas Nickleby.
14. What city does Lincoln decide to strike before the Confederate Congress can begin?
(a) Charleston.
(b) Memphis.
(c) Richmond.
(d) Atlanta.
15. Why is a secret Cabinet meeting held in the Naval Department?
(a) To discuss naval strategy.
(b) To avoid spies.
(c) It has a room big enough to hold everyone.
(d) The Cabinet offices are being painted.
Short Answer Questions
1. What office does Kate Chase expect her father to attain in 1864?
2. Who escorts Lincoln on a tour of Washington?
3. Which general does Lincoln order to take command after McDowell's retreat?
4. How does Mrs. Lincoln respond to Col. Ellsworth's body being laid out at the White House?
5. With whom does John Hay frequently spend time?
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