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Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin (2005)
  • 1. Who is the author of the book 'Team of Rivals'?
A) Harper Lee
B) Stephen King
C) J.K. Rowling
D) Doris Kearns Goodwin
  • 2. Which U.S. President is the central figure in 'Team of Rivals'?
A) Abraham Lincoln
B) Theodore Roosevelt
C) George Washington
D) Thomas Jefferson
  • 3. What is the subtitle of 'Team of Rivals'?
A) A Story of Friendship
B) The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
C) Leadership Lessons
D) The Great American Novel
  • 4. Which political party did Abraham Lincoln belong to?
A) Republican
B) Whig
C) Democratic
D) Federalist
  • 5. When was 'Team of Rivals' published?
A) 1987
B) 1999
C) 2010
D) 2005
  • 6. What was the occupation of William H. Seward, one of Lincoln's rivals?
A) Artist
B) Engineer
C) Farmer
D) Politician
  • 7. Who served as Secretary of the Treasury in Lincoln's cabinet?
A) Salmon Chase
B) Gideon Welles
C) William Seward
D) Edwin Stanton
  • 8. What position did Edward Bates hold in Lincoln's cabinet?
A) Secretary of State
B) Secretary of War
C) Vice President
D) Attorney General
  • 9. Who became Lincoln's Vice President in his second term?
A) John C. Breckinridge
B) Andrew Johnson
C) Hannibal Hamlin
D) Millard Fillmore
  • 10. Which of Lincoln's rivals became his Secretary of State?
A) Simon Cameron
B) Edward Bates
C) William Seward
D) Salmon Chase
  • 11. Where did Lincoln deliver the Gettysburg Address?
A) Atlanta, Georgia
B) Washington, D.C.
C) Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
D) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 12. Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
A) Lee Harvey Oswald
B) John Hinckley Jr.
C) Charles Guiteau
D) John Wilkes Booth
  • 13. Which battle is often considered the turning point of the Civil War?
A) Vicksburg
B) Gettysburg
C) Chancellorsville
D) Antietam
  • 14. Who was the President of the Confederate States during the Civil War?
A) Robert E. Lee
B) Jefferson Davis
C) Ulysses S. Grant
D) Stonewall Jackson
  • 15. Who was the famous Union general who later ran for President against Grant?
A) William Sherman
B) Philip Sheridan
C) George McClellan
D) George Meade
  • 16. What event triggered the secession of Southern states from the Union?
A) Emancipation Proclamation
B) Gettysburg Address
C) Election of Abraham Lincoln
D) Battle of Fort Sumter
  • 17. How many years did the Civil War last?
A) 4
B) 6
C) 8
D) 10
  • 18. Who was the famous leader of the Union army during the Civil War?
A) Robert E. Lee
B) George McClellan
C) William Tecumseh Sherman
D) Ulysses S. Grant
  • 19. What was the title of the position that Salmon Chase held in Lincoln's cabinet?
A) Secretary of War
B) Secretary of State
C) Secretary of the Treasury
D) Attorney General
  • 20. What was the occupation of Abraham Lincoln before becoming President?
A) Lawyer
B) Farmer
C) Teacher
D) Doctor
  • 21. Who was Lincoln's first Vice President?
A) Hannibal Hamlin
B) John C. Breckinridge
C) Millard Fillmore
D) Andrew Johnson
  • 22. Which of Lincoln's rivals was known as the 'Great Pacificator'?
A) Henry Clay
B) Salmon Chase
C) Daniel Webster
D) John C. Calhoun
  • 23. Which state was the first to secede from the Union before the Civil War?
A) Virginia
B) South Carolina
C) Texas
D) Georgia
  • 24. What strategy did General William Sherman employ during his march through Georgia?
A) Defensive tactics
B) Total war
C) Guerilla warfare
D) Attrition
  • 25. Who was the leader of the Radical Republicans in Lincoln's era?
A) Thaddeus Stevens
B) Abraham Lincoln
C) Ulysses S. Grant
D) Frederick Douglass
  • 26. Which amendment to the Constitution did Abraham Lincoln champion?
A) 18th Amendment
B) 1st Amendment
C) 5th Amendment
D) 13th Amendment
  • 27. In which year was Abraham Lincoln assassinated?
A) 1880
B) 1865
C) 1870
D) 1850
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