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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. On what grounds does Seward think Lincoln can be impeached?
(a) Insanity.
(b) Military aggression.
(c) Treason.
(d) Sexual impropriety.

2. Where is the body of Col. Ellsworth taken after he is killed?
(a) The Capitol building.
(b) A mortuary.
(c) The White House.
(d) His home in Alexandria.

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

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

5. What does Lincoln declare to be his first priority in Chapter 13?
(a) Guard against sympathizers in the government.
(b) Declare a Civil War.
(c) Control Mrs. Lincoln's spending.
(d) Introduce his Cabinet members.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who believes that one must experience hell before dying, not after?

2. Seward and _____________ emerge as the Cabinet's leading figures.

3. Who is the noted Union officer shot dead in the invasion of Alexandria?

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

5. Which of the following does NOT describe Lincoln at the inaugural ball?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How is David Herold shaken when he sees the result of a coded message he had carried but had not been able to deliver?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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