2. Which general does Lincoln order to take command after McDowell's retreat?
(a) General Chamberlain.
(b) General McClellan.
(c) General Grant.
(d) General Burnside.

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

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

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

6. What does Lincoln order the U.S. marshals to do?
(a) Arrest any conspirators.
(b) Set up roadblocks around Washington.
(c) Shoot rioters.
(d) Raid telegraph offices to determine spies.

7. What does Chevalier Wikoff offer to give the U.S. government if his son receives a naval commission?
(a) A yacht.
(b) One million dollars.
(c) A gold mine.
(d) An island.

8. 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.

9. Seward and _____________ emerge as the Cabinet's leading figures.
(a) Chase.
(b) Johnson.
(c) Blair.
(d) Woodburne.

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

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

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

13. How does Mrs. Lincoln respond to Col. Ellsworth's body being laid out at the White House?
(a) She organizes a wake for family and friends.
(b) She orchestrates a fitting tribute.
(c) She collapses to the floor with one of her headaches.
(d) She refuses to let the body into the White House.

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

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