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

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

3. What is the main event in Part 1, Chapter 8?
(a) Lincoln's visit to Antietam.
(b) Lincoln's inauguration.
(c) Lincoln's funeral.
(d) Lincoln's delivery of the Gettysburg Address.

4. What does Seward think will happen to Lincoln?
(a) He will be kidnapped.
(b) He will be impeached.
(c) He will be assassinated.
(d) He will have a heart attack.

5. Sumner sees freeing the slaves to be _________________.
(a) the moral choice.
(b) a religious imperative.
(c) a military necessity.
(d) a waste of time.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is known for drifting off during important discussions?

2. What is the name of the plan which called for Seward to run the government with Lincoln as a figurehead?

3. What do conspirators Annie Surrat and David Herold call Lincoln?

4. Why does William Howard Russell, a London Times correspondent, think the South will win the war?

5. From what state do the first Union troops arrive in Washington?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lincoln accidentally lose and who will take advantage of this?

2. Why is Lincoln forced to hold Cabinet meetings in the Naval Department?

3. What is the issue regarding Lincoln's Kentucky relatives during this time?

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

5. What is Lincoln's position on blacks at the beginning of the novel and how does that change as the story evolves?

6. Explain the premise of Part 1, Chapters 1-7.

7. How does the White House respond to Col. Ellsworth's death?

8. What is the Albany Plan and how does it set the stage for political machinations throughout the novel?

9. How can Lincoln's Inauguration Day be considered lackluster?

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

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