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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. Where does David Herold take a job?
(a) Thompson's Pharmacy.
(b) Johnson Hardware.
(c) Avery Distillery.
(d) McMiller's Dry Goods.

2. From whose perspective is Part 1, Chapter 8 NOT viewed?
(a) Abraham Lincoln.
(b) The presidential secretaries.
(c) The conspirators.
(d) Salmon P. Chase.

3. Which of Mrs. Lincoln's projects ultimately brings scandal to the White House?
(a) Funding the Underground Railroad.
(b) Entertaining slaves.
(c) Redecorating the White House.
(d) Hiring Russian servants.

4. Part 1, Chapters 1-7 focus on the days between Abraham Lincoln's arrival in Washington, D.C. and ________.
(a) His assassination.
(b) The Emancipation Proclamation.
(c) His inauguration.
(d) The Gettysburg Address.

5. Which of the following bad news does Lincoln NOT receive in Chapter 13?
(a) Mrs. Lincoln has tuberculosis.
(b) Rebel forces surround Washington.
(c) Telegraph and railroad lines are cut.
(d) High-ranking military men defect.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chase and Seward agree between themselves that Lincoln must let them run the government as a ____________.

2. Chapter 4 sees the arrival of Lincoln's secretaries, John Hay and ________________.

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

4. How can Lincoln's inaugural parade best be characterized?

5. What is the river that David Herold crosses on his first mission as a rebel courier?

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