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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who owns the whorehouse that John Hay visits after the inaugural ball?
(a) Sal Austin.
(b) Sal Houston.
(c) Sally Albers.
(d) Sara Allen.

3. What is the plan of the Southern states?
(a) To become more industrial.
(b) To secede from the Union.
(c) To abolish slavery.
(d) To form agricultural co-ops.

4. What is the name of the plan which called for Seward to run the government with Lincoln as a figurehead?
(a) Schnectady Plan.
(b) Albany Plany.
(c) Shadow Plan.
(d) Transition Plan.

5. On what grounds does Seward think Lincoln can be impeached?
(a) Treason.
(b) Military aggression.
(c) Sexual impropriety.
(d) Insanity.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does David Herold regret that Lincoln must die?

2. From whose perspective is Part 1, Chapter 8 NOT viewed?

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

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

5. What does Lincoln order the U.S. marshals to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. With whom does John Hay become infatuated the day after Lincoln's inauguration?

2. Explain the premise of Part 1, Chapters 1-7.

3. How does Vidal open the novel?

4. Who is Salmon P. Chase and what is his role in Lincoln's White House?

5. What is the Albany Plan and how does it set the stage for political machinations throughout the novel?

6. How does the White House respond to Col. Ellsworth's death?

7. What role does Mrs. Lincoln play in her husband's presidency?

8. How can Lincoln's Inauguration Day be considered lackluster?

9. How are the beginnings of a conspiracy against Lincoln introduced in Chapter 2?

10. Who is Elizabeth Keckley and what is her role in the Lincoln White House?

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