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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Chase want excluded from a position in Lincoln's cabinet?

2. What office does Roger B. Taney hold?

3. From whose perspective is Part 1, Chapter 8 NOT viewed?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How are the beginnings of a conspiracy against Lincoln introduced in Chapter 2?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of David Herold. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him at this point in his life?

Essay Topic 2

Assassination plots take on an almost human persona in this story. What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief character study of Abraham Lincoln. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him at this point in his life?

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