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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sumner sees freeing the slaves to be _________________.
(a) a military necessity.
(b) the moral choice.
(c) a religious imperative.
(d) a waste of time.

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

3. What does Lincoln think will be necessary in order to wage war?
(a) More armament plants.
(b) French loans.
(c) Conscription.
(d) English warships.

4. Why does David Herold regret that Lincoln must die?
(a) He knows he has young sons.
(b) He believes his wife will go mad.
(c) He finds him pleasant-looking.
(d) He thinks he is a good man at heart.

5. With whom does Lincoln side when believing that black men are not inferior to white men?
(a) Benjamin Franklin.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) Andrew Johnson.
(d) Ulysses S. Grant.

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

7. How can Mrs. Lincoln's personality best be described?
(a) Emotional.
(b) Retiring.
(c) Aggressive.
(d) Quiet.

8. Where does David Herold take a job?
(a) McMiller's Dry Goods.
(b) Johnson Hardware.
(c) Avery Distillery.
(d) Thompson's Pharmacy.

9. What is the mood in Washington as Chapter 14 begins?
(a) At war.
(b) Riotous.
(c) Quiet.
(d) Boisterous.

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

11. How can David Herold best be described?
(a) Serene and calm.
(b) Intelligent and optimistic.
(c) Common and fatalistic.
(d) Emotional time bomb.

12. Who is known for drifting off during important discussions?
(a) Saul P. Chase.
(b) Samuel P. Chesterson.
(c) Samuel P. Chase.
(d) Salmon P. Chase.

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

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

15. What is the main event in Part 1, Chapter 8?
(a) Lincoln's inauguration.
(b) Lincoln's delivery of the Gettysburg Address.
(c) Lincoln's funeral.
(d) Lincoln's visit to Antietam.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the U.S. president that Lincoln succeeds?

2. What does Lincoln carelessly misplace in Chapter 19?

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

4. What do the people of Virginia do on the first day of the battle in Virginia?

5. What does Lincoln declare to be his first priority in Chapter 13?

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