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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Why Should the Spirit of Man Not be Proud?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What event perpetuated Lincoln's fatalistic beliefs and preoccupation with death?
(a) Lincoln's sister, Sarah, died in 1828 in childbirth.
(b) The death of Sally in 1828 in childbirth.
(c) The death of Lincoln's wife in 1828.
(d) Lincoln's father's death in 1828.

2. Lincoln and Mary secretly became engaged, and set November 4th as their wedding date. When did they tell her family?
(a) The day after the wedding.
(b) A month after the wedding.
(c) On the morning of the wedding.
(d) Two days before the wedding.

3. Lincoln was a member of what political party?
(a) The Democratic party.
(b) The Know-Nothing party.
(c) The Whig party.
(d) The Green party.

4. Lincoln read newspapers voraciously, and was concerned about what?
(a) Large company monopolies.
(b) The contrast in socio-economic levels.
(c) Race riots between white men and abolitionists.
(d) Equality between men and women.

5. How did Lincoln feel without Mary?
(a) Content.
(b) Worried.
(c) Depressed.
(d) Relieved.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Lincoln born?

2. What did Lincoln give Mary with the inscription "Love is Eternal?"

3. Where was Lincoln born?

4. From what did Nancy Lincoln die?

5. What school did Lincoln attend irregularly between ages 11 and 15, developing interests in reading, poetry, penmanship, and the early years of the American Republic?

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