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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who administers the oath of office to Abraham Lincoln?
(a) Roger K. Holmes.
(b) David P. Taney.
(c) Salmon P. Chase.
(d) Roger B. Taney.

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

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. What do conspirators Annie Surrat and David Herold call Lincoln?
(a) Assassin.
(b) Hero.
(c) Traitor.
(d) Archfiend.

5. Who is Salmon P. Chase's daughter?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Kate.
(c) Annie.
(d) Mary.

6. What does Wikoff publish in the New York Herald?
(a) Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.
(b) Lincoln's secret message to Congress.
(c) Mrs. Lincoln's redecorating bills.
(d) The Emancipation Proclamation.

7. What is the coded message that David Herold carries across the river?
(a) "Lucifer, the god of the reviled, and downtrodden."
(b) "Lucifer, god of the just and keeper of armaments."
(c) "The cock crows at the hour of Lucifer's awakening."
(d) "Lucifer, the son of morning, and Satan."

8. What order does Lincoln issue about Fort Sumter in Chapter 11?
(a) Burn it.
(b) Attack it.
(c) Re-supply it.
(d) Surrender it.

9. Who meets Lincoln at the train station in Washington, D.C.?
(a) Elijah C. Washburne.
(b) Elihu B. Woodborne.
(c) Edward L. Washburn.
(d) Elihu B. Washburne.

10. Who is the noted Union officer shot dead in the invasion of Alexandria?
(a) Col. Ellsworth.
(b) Lieutenant Ashe.
(c) General Grant.
(d) Col. Peabody.

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

12. Which of the following does NOT describe Kate Chase's relationship with her father?
(a) Councilor.
(b) Daughter.
(c) Soul mate.
(d) Cook.

13. On what grounds does Seward think Lincoln can be impeached?
(a) Treason.
(b) Military aggression.
(c) Sexual impropriety.
(d) Insanity.

14. What is the name of the plan which called for Seward to run the government with Lincoln as a figurehead?
(a) Schnectady Plan.
(b) Transition Plan.
(c) Albany Plany.
(d) Shadow Plan.

15. Who is entertained by Annie Surratt?
(a) William McKenzie.
(b) Harold Davidson.
(c) David Harris.
(d) David Herold.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the mood in Washington as Chapter 14 begins?

2. Salmon P. Chase is visited by Henry D. and _________ Cooke to discuss Lincoln and cabinet posts.

3. Why is a secret Cabinet meeting held in the Naval Department?

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

5. How does Salmon P. Chase propose to pay for a war?

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