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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 8-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lincoln order the U.S. marshals to do?
(a) Set up roadblocks around Washington.
(b) Raid telegraph offices to determine spies.
(c) Arrest any conspirators.
(d) Shoot rioters.

2. With whom does Lincoln side when believing that black men are not inferior to white men?
(a) Benjamin Franklin.
(b) Ulysses S. Grant.
(c) Andrew Johnson.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

3. Who does Lincoln meet at Willard's Hotel and who agrees to be Secretary of State?
(a) William H. Steward.
(b) William H. Seward.
(c) Walter H. Stewart.
(d) Walter F. Seward.

4. What is the date of Lincoln's inauguration?
(a) May 12, 1862.
(b) April 15, 1865.
(c) March 4, 1861.
(d) January 21, 1861.

5. How does Salmon P. Chase propose to pay for a war?
(a) Borrow money from England.
(b) Fundraising.
(c) Tobacco tax.
(d) Income tax.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does President Buchanan feel about leaving office?

2. Which word does Lincoln turn to the crowd and emphasize while taking the oath of office?

3. What office does Roger B. Taney hold?

4. How can David Herold best be described?

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

(see the answer key)

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