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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. Chase and Seward agree between themselves that Lincoln must let them run the government as a ____________.
(a) consulate.
(b) oligarchy.
(c) socialist state.
(d) city state.

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

3. Where is Lincoln taken upon his arrival in Washington, D.C.?
(a) Willard's Hotel.
(b) The Captiol Building.
(c) Ford's Theater.
(d) The White House.

4. What do conspirators Annie Surrat and David Herold call Lincoln?
(a) Traitor.
(b) Assassin.
(c) Archfiend.
(d) Hero.

5. What is the river that David Herold crosses on his first mission as a rebel courier?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Delaware.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Potomac.

Short Answer Questions

1. What idea does Seward have for reuniting the North and the South?

2. Why is a secret Cabinet meeting held in the Naval Department?

3. What does Chevalier Wikoff offer to give the U.S. government if his son receives a naval commission?

4. Who is the defeated rival who visits Lincoln and calls for militiamen to defend Washington?

5. Why does David Herold regret that Lincoln must die?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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