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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. Which of the following is NOT one of Lincoln's sons?
(a) George.
(b) Willie.
(c) Robert.
(d) Tad.

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

3. What do the people of Virginia do on the first day of the battle in Virginia?
(a) Escape to Philadelphia.
(b) Take picnic lunches to watch the battle.
(c) Hold war parades.
(d) Hide in their basements.

4. What is the plan of the Southern states?
(a) To become more industrial.
(b) To abolish slavery.
(c) To form agricultural co-ops.
(d) To secede from the Union.

5. Who is overwhelmed by Kate Chase's beauty?
(a) William Sprague.
(b) David Herold.
(c) John Hay.
(d) John Surratt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What order does Lincoln issue about Fort Sumter in Chapter 11?

2. How can Lincoln's inaugural parade best be characterized?

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

4. What has no other U.S. President ever had to face?

5. Which of the following is NOT true about the new Congress?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are David Herold's surprising views as he watches Lincoln walk to church?

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

3. What is the nature of Chase's talks with Jay Cooke?

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

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

6. What are Chase's thoughts on financing a war in Chapter 17?

7. What is the mood in Washington as Chapter 15 begins and what is on Seward's mind regarding Lincoln's presidency?

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

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

10. How does Vidal open the novel?

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