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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

4. Who supplies White House gossip to those at Thompson's Drug Store?
(a) The White House doorkeeper.
(b) David Herold.
(c) Lincoln's bodyguard.
(d) Kate Chase.

5. 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. Which word does Lincoln turn to the crowd and emphasize while taking the oath of office?

2. Who is overwhelmed by Kate Chase's beauty?

3. How can Mrs. Lincoln's personality best be described?

4. What topic does Sprague talk about when he takes Kate riding?

5. Who arrives on the train with Lincoln's secretaries?

Short Essay Questions

1. What role does Mrs. Lincoln play in her husband's presidency?

2. Who is Salmon P. Chase and what is his role in Lincoln's White House?

3. What is the purpose of Stephen Douglas' visit to the White House?

4. What perspectives do Chase and Seward hold as the war talk ramps up?

5. What is the Peace Conference and what is the nature of their visit with Lincoln?

6. Who is Elizabeth Keckley and what is her role in the Lincoln White House?

7. With whom does John Hay become infatuated the day after Lincoln's inauguration?

8. What type of role do Seward and Chase envision holding in Lincoln's Cabinet?

9. How does Vidal describe Lincoln in the early part of the novel?

10. What is Lincoln's plan to attack the Confederacy as discussed in Chapter 18?

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