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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How can David Herold best be described?
(a) Serene and calm.
(b) Intelligent and optimistic.
(c) Emotional time bomb.
(d) Common and fatalistic.

3. From what state do the first Union troops arrive in Washington?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Maine.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) Rhode Island.

4. What does Lincoln carelessly misplace in Chapter 19?
(a) The Gettysburg Address.
(b) A secret message for Congress.
(c) His eyeglasses.
(d) His passport.

5. Why does William Howard Russell, a London Times correspondent, think the South will win the war?
(a) It has West Point generals.
(b) It has more troops.
(c) It has better weapons.
(d) It is more highly motivated.

6. Who is entertained by Annie Surratt?
(a) William McKenzie.
(b) David Harris.
(c) Harold Davidson.
(d) David Herold.

7. Who do the rebels think is the real boss in the U.S. government?
(a) Johnson.
(b) Chase.
(c) Hay.
(d) Seward.

8. Who escorts Lincoln on a tour of Washington?
(a) Walter Hope.
(b) William Surratt.
(c) Henry Clay.
(d) William Seward.

9. Who is the noted Union officer shot dead in the invasion of Alexandria?
(a) Lieutenant Ashe.
(b) Col. Ellsworth.
(c) Col. Peabody.
(d) General Grant.

10. Who believes that one must experience hell before dying, not after?
(a) Secretary Steward.
(b) Mrs. Lincoln.
(c) General McClellan.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

11. What do conspirators Annie Surrat and David Herold call Lincoln?
(a) Hero.
(b) Assassin.
(c) Archfiend.
(d) Traitor.

12. Who is known for drifting off during important discussions?
(a) Samuel P. Chase.
(b) Samuel P. Chesterson.
(c) Salmon P. Chase.
(d) Saul P. Chase.

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

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

15. On what day does Lincoln arrive in Washington?
(a) February 23, 1861.
(b) January 1, 1860.
(c) April 15, 1865.
(d) December 31, 1914.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Lincoln taken upon his arrival in Washington, D.C.?

2. How does Mrs. Lincoln respond to Col. Ellsworth's body being laid out at the White House?

3. What is the main event in Part 1, Chapter 8?

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

5. What does Lincoln declare to be his first priority in Chapter 13?

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