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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 15-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who supplies White House gossip to those at Thompson's Drug Store?
(a) The White House doorkeeper.
(b) Lincoln's bodyguard.
(c) David Herold.
(d) Kate Chase.

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

3. Who is the defeated rival who visits Lincoln and calls for militiamen to defend Washington?
(a) Salmon P. Chase.
(b) John Hay.
(c) Stephen Douglas.
(d) Andrew Johnson.

4. What does Lincoln ask John Hay to research?
(a) The president's wartime powers.
(b) Thomas Jefferson's speeches.
(c) The budget for White House renovations.
(d) The etiquette for entertaining visiting heads of state.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Mrs. Lincoln's projects ultimately brings scandal to the White House?

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

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

4. With what does Mrs. Lincoln spend much of her time?

5. Which of the following is NOT one of Lincoln's sons?

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