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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 1-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Chase want excluded from a position in Lincoln's cabinet?
(a) Anyone who did not go to West Point.
(b) Anyone under the age of 60.
(c) Anyone from a slave-holding state.
(d) Anyone who has not served on the Supreme Court.

2. Who arrives on the train with Lincoln's secretaries?
(a) Andrew Johnson.
(b) Robert E. Lee.
(c) Mrs. Lincoln.
(d) John Wilkes Booth.

3. Why has Lincoln arrived in Washington in great secrecy?
(a) He wants to avoid the media.
(b) He wants to surprise his family.
(c) He wants to avoid big crowds.
(d) There is a plot against his life.

4. Chapter 4 sees the arrival of Lincoln's secretaries, John Hay and ________________.
(a) John George Nicolay.
(b) John George Paul.
(c) Nicholas Nickleby.
(d) Nikolai Surratt.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Part 1, Chapters 1-7 focus on the days between Abraham Lincoln's arrival in Washington, D.C. and ________.

2. What office does Kate Chase expect her father to attain in 1864?

3. What does William Seward harshly critique about Lincoln?

4. With whom does Lincoln side when believing that black men are not inferior to white men?

5. Who is Salmon P. Chase's daughter?

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