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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why is a secret Cabinet meeting held in the Naval Department?
(a) It has a room big enough to hold everyone.
(b) The Cabinet offices are being painted.
(c) To avoid spies.
(d) To discuss naval strategy.

4. Which of the following bad news does Lincoln NOT receive in Chapter 13?
(a) Telegraph and railroad lines are cut.
(b) Rebel forces surround Washington.
(c) High-ranking military men defect.
(d) Mrs. Lincoln has tuberculosis.

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

6. What does Lincoln carelessly misplace in Chapter 19?
(a) A secret message for Congress.
(b) The Gettysburg Address.
(c) His eyeglasses.
(d) His passport.

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

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

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

10. Which of Mrs. Lincoln's projects ultimately brings scandal to the White House?
(a) Entertaining slaves.
(b) Hiring Russian servants.
(c) Funding the Underground Railroad.
(d) Redecorating the White House.

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

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

13. Which female abolition opponent is introduced in Chapter 2?
(a) Ellen Surratt.
(b) Mary Surratt.
(c) Mary Scirocco.
(d) Mary Stewart.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is entertained by Annie Surratt?

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

3. What does Mrs. Lincoln hold regularly?

4. What does Lincoln think will be necessary in order to wage war?

5. What city does Lincoln decide to strike before the Confederate Congress can begin?

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