Lincoln All Chapters

Question 1

Where was Lincolns birthplace?

Answer 1

Kentucky 02/12/1809

Question 2

When did Lincoln take the oath of office?

Answer 2

March 4th,1861

Question 3

He was labeled as Honest Abe or __________________________

Answer 3

The Rail-splitter

Question 4

Lincoln gives us _________________ examples of a great leader.

Answer 4

Tangible

Question 5

Who was the 15th president of the United States?

Answer 5

James Buchanan

Question 6

First Republican President elected by a plurality of the

______ _____.

Answer 6

Popular vote

Question 7

He severed how many terms as a national congressman?

Answer 7

One term

Question 8

Who stated “Leadership is leaders inducing followers to act for certain goals that represent the values and the motivations—the wants and needs, the aspiration and expectations— of both leaders and followers.”

Answer 8

James McGregor Burns

Question 9

According to James McGregor Burns pointed out, for example that the most important influences on shaping of leaders lie “almost wholly in their _________ ________”

Answer 9

Early years

Question 10

What was the name of Lincoln’s stepmother?

Answer 10

Sarah Bush Johnston Lincoln

Question 11

Who was Lincoln’s earliest and strongest source of reassurance and support?

Answer 11

Sarah Bush Johnston Lincoln

Question 12

What was Lincoln’s chosen profession?

Answer 12

Lawyer

Question 13

He combined an extraordinary wit with the gift for __________to become an effective communicator.

Answer 13

Storytelling

Question 14

He is the only U.S. president to hold a _________ for a method to make grounded boats more buoyant. (Afloat or rise to the top)

Answer 14

Patent

Question 15

How many people attended the Gettysburg address?

Answer 15

at least 15,000

Question 16

President Buchanan left Washington proclaiming that he was the __________________________________________.

Answer 16

Last president of the United States

Question 17

By the time Lincoln took office seven states had seceded from the Union to form the_____________________________?

Answer 17

Confederate States of America

Question 18

Lincoln was pressured constantly to________________________?

Answer 18

Free the slaves

Question 19

He was elected captain on the ________ __________.

Answer 19

Illinois Militia

Question 20

MBWA as described by the 1882 book titled “In Search of Excellence” is the acronym for what? Also referred to by what other names?

Answer 20

Managing By Wandering Around
Roving leadership,
Being in touch,
Getting out of the ivory tower

Question 21

Managing by wander around is the simply process of stepping out and interacting with people, establishing ____________ __________ .

Answer 21

Human Contact

Question 22

Lincoln made it a point to always have the key information at ____________. The same principle holds for a good leader.

Answer 22

Hand

Question 23

Lincoln’s visibility an open door policy as president constituted an exemplary model for______________ ___________.

Answer 23

Effective leadership

Question 24

Lincoln’s personal secretaries reported that Lincoln spent what percentage of his time meeting with people?

Answer 24

75 percent

Question 25

Complaining about all the well meaning protection Lincoln stated “It is important that the people know that I come among them without____________.

Answer 25

Fear

Question 26

For Lincoln casual contact with his subordinates was as important as____________ _____________?

Answer 26

Formal gatherings

Question 27

Lincoln made himself accessible to the people as often as the responsibilities of his job permitted, he called these receptions his_____________ ____________ ___________.

Answer 27

Public Opinion Baths

Question 28

In 1865 __________ _________ assumed the presidency as he was vice president at the time of the Abraham Lincoln’s making him the 17th President of the United States.

Answer 28

Andrew Johnson

Question 29

In order to make timely and reliable decisions Lincoln needed access to information. He relied on what three major sources?

Answer 29

Reports from trusted confidants and advisers, His practice of going to the field; The modern communication technology of the age the telegraph.

Question 30

All leaders must seek and acquire access to _________ and ___________information.

Answer 30

Reliable, up-to-date

Question 31

For Lincoln, the best way to assess a situation was to collect__________ ___________.

Answer 31

Data Personally

Question 32

The president was torn on the issue of whether to reinforce or resupply, alternatives that both seem to mean full-scale war. To make the correct decision, Lincoln sent one of his trusted colleagues, Stephen A. Hurlbut on a ___________ ____________ ___________to Charleston.

Answer 32

Fact-finding mission

Question 33

Two of the lowest points during his tenure as president occurred in _______________when his son Willie died and in _____________and ______________when he was ill and recovering from a mild form of smallpox.

Answer 33

February 1862 | December 1863 and January 1864

Question 34

Abraham Lincoln gained the trust and respect of his subordinates by building strong alliances on both ___________ and _______________ levels.

Answer 34

Personal and Professional

Question 35

Who offered to resign for times as general?

Answer 35

Simon Chase

Question 36

Who was general that commanded an insufficient, poorly trained, and poorly equipped army on 16,000 men.

Answer 36

Winfield Scott

Question 37

General Scotts strategy was to blockade the Southern coasts, seize the Mississippi River, keep the Confederates from obtaining resources, and then passively wait was called who?

Answer 37

Anaconda Plan or No Action

Question 38

On one occasion, Lincoln was advised by a Virginian to surrender all Forts and property in the southern states. He immediately rejected the option by telling what story?

Answer 38

Aesop’s parable of the lion and the woods mans daughter.

Question 39

His greatest speech was a dedication given at a National Cemetery.

Answer 39

The Gettysburg Address

Question 40

Ernest Hemingway's' definition of courage was_____ _____ ______ described the demeanor of Lincoln.

Answer 40

Grace under pressure

Question 41

The bloodiest day of the Civil War was McClellan's victory at _________ ,________.

Answer 41

Antietam, Maryland

Question 42

In September 1862 he issued the preliminary __________ ________.

Answer 42

Emancipation Proclamation

Question 43

What is a term used to give the power to arrest without charges.

Answer 43

Marail Law or Habeas Corpus

Question 44

What is a term used to give the power to arrest without charges?

Answer 44

Martial Law or Habeas Corpus

Question 45

Three months before his death Lincoln approved and signed the resolution submitting the ______________ to the states for ratification.

Answer 45

Thirteenth Amendment | Abolish Slavery

Question 46

The process of stepping out and interacting with people, establishing human contact. Being in touch with your people.

Answer 46

Human Contact

Question 47

The honeymoon for generals was six months but Lincoln used what time frame.

Answer 47

3-5 Months

Question 48

The honeymoon for generals was six months but Lincoln used what time frame.

Answer 48

3-5 Months

Question 49

Who offered to resign four times during the administration?

Answer 49

Simon Chase

Question 50

When a leader begins to go horse his followers, he's essentially abandon and Leadership and embracing ___________ .

Answer 50

Dictatorship

Question 51

Qualities such as honesty and integrity, empathy for the Common Man, and Devotion to the rights of individuals were products of his___________.

Answer 51

Upbringing

Question 52

Lincoln combined an extraordinary ________with a gift for ________to become an effective communicator.

Answer 52

Wit & story telling

Question 53

It was reported that Lincoln spent what amount of time meeting with people.

Answer 53

75 percent

Question 54

McDowell overwhelmed with the process of commanding a large army and hesitated to take action too quickly he elected to.

Answer 54

build up and train his forces

Question 55

Lincoln appointed McClellan commander of what army.

Answer 55

The Potomac

Question 56

Lincoln kept warrants for execution marked "cowardice in the face of the enemy" in his desk and refer to them as his ___ _____.

Answer 56

Leg Cases

Question 57

Lincoln was the first president to enact ____________, on August 4th 1862, as a way of raising an army to fight a war.

Answer 57

Conscription

Question 58

Lincoln declare martial law by suspending the Writ of______ __________.

Answer 58

Habeas corpus

Question 59

Lincoln drafted a statement of refutation regarding a misrepresentation of the facts and what what is popularly called "________ __________.

Answer 59

Antietam episode

Question 60

Additionally, when personal contact is not possible you can send ___________ to the field to obtain information.

Answer 60

Surrogates

Question 61

April 9, 1865 General Robert E. Lee surrender to General Grant where?

Answer 61

Appomattox Court House, Virginia 

Question 62

Who was the first field commander appointed by and answered directly to Lincoln. He was also hesitated to take action to quickly rather he elected to build up and train his forces.

Answer 62

Irving C. McDowell

Question 63

Abraham Lincoln knew the value of making request as opposed to_____ _______.

Answer 63

Issuing orders

Question 64

What was the bloodiest single day of the Civil War?

Answer 64

Mcclellan's victory at Antietam Maryland

Question 65

On September 22nd 1862 President Lincoln issued the ________ _________ ________.

Answer 65

Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation

Question 66

Not three months before his death, Lincoln approved and signed the resolution submitting the 13th Amendment to the United States for ratification.

Answer 66

Abolition of slavery

Question 67

Who formally offered to resign four times over the course of the administration?

Answer 67

Salmon P. Chase

Question 68

Who administered the oath of office to Abraham Lincoln upon the occasion of his second inaugural?

Answer 68

Salmon P Chase

Question 69

Pg.96 Lincoln employed a classic decision-making sequence of events that begin with what?

Answer 69

An understanding of all the facts that were involved.

Question 70

The next day the president astonished everyone by appointing one of Chase's strongest supporters to be the new Secretary of Treasury.

Answer 70

Sen. William P. Fessenden