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