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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What office does Kate Chase expect her father to attain in 1864?
(a) Supreme Court Justice.
(b) Attorney General.
(c) U.S. President.
(d) Secretary of State.

2. How can Lincoln's inaugural parade best be characterized?
(a) Frugal.
(b) Non-existent.
(c) Celebratory.
(d) Short.

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

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

5. With what does Mrs. Lincoln spend much of her time?
(a) Writing poetry.
(b) Praying.
(c) Tutoring.
(d) Redecorating.

6. From whose perspective is Part 1, Chapter 8 NOT viewed?
(a) The presidential secretaries.
(b) Abraham Lincoln.
(c) The conspirators.
(d) Salmon P. Chase.

7. Who do the rebels think is the real boss in the U.S. government?
(a) Hay.
(b) Chase.
(c) Johnson.
(d) Seward.

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

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

10. Who is the scandalous reporter for the New York Herald?
(a) Chevalier Wikoff.
(b) Jacques Wyatt.
(c) Chace Adams.
(d) John Hay.

11. Why has Lincoln arrived in Washington in great secrecy?
(a) There is a plot against his life.
(b) He wants to avoid big crowds.
(c) He wants to avoid the media.
(d) He wants to surprise his family.

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

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

14. What does Lincoln declare to be his first priority in Chapter 13?
(a) Declare a Civil War.
(b) Guard against sympathizers in the government.
(c) Introduce his Cabinet members.
(d) Control Mrs. Lincoln's spending.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following characteristics is NOT used to describe Lincoln?

2. What does Wikoff publish in the New York Herald?

3. Sumner sees freeing the slaves to be _________________.

4. Who does Lincoln meet at Willard's Hotel and who agrees to be Secretary of State?

5. What is the river that David Herold crosses on his first mission as a rebel courier?

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