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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Preface, Prologue, and I. Peculiar Ambition.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Whigs support according to "Bow to It I Never Will"?
(a) Emancipation.
(b) A strong national bank.
(c) Trade with England.
(d) Small banks.

2. Why did Lincoln write "I am Young and Unknown"?
(a) To introduce himself during his first run for office.
(b) To see if people liked his political agenda.
(c) To test his rhetoric.
(d) To discuss the politics of an opponent.

3. Why did Lincoln vote for Polk's military spending bills?
(a) He was pro-war.
(b) He felt it would give me political gain.
(c) He did not want to endanger the troops.
(d) His district was pro-war.

4. When was Lincoln first elected to Congress?
(a) 1842.
(b) 1850.
(c) 1845.
(d) 1846.

5. What state did Lincoln say would make a fine state on his own in "An Evil Tree Can Not Bring Forth Good Fruit"?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) California.
(d) Texas.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Mary Todd and Lincoln reconcile?

2. What kind of education did Lincoln mostly rely on according to the "Preface"?

3. When was "I Shall Be Governed By Their Will" written?

4. At what age did Lincoln stop working on the family farm?

5. What was Lincoln not comfortable with according to the editor?

(see the answer key)

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