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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Five: Years of Meteors.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lincoln was intimidated by Mary's _______________.
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Strong personality.
(d) Family lineage.

2. Lincoln preached what?
(a) Impassioned demonstrations rather than reason and calculated solutions.
(b) Imperialism.
(c) Isolationism.
(d) Reason and calculated solutions rather than impassioned demonstrations.

3. Originally was slavery going to be allowed in the West?
(a) Someday.
(b) Possibly.
(c) Yes.
(d) No.

4. 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?
(a) A parochial school.
(b) The "blab school."
(c) A private school.
(d) A boarding school.

5. From what did Nancy Lincoln die?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Milk sickness.
(c) Influenza.
(d) Scarlet Fever.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Lincoln believe Douglas allied with Southern leaders?

2. Why did Lincoln write to Mary Owens to release her from their engagement?

3. When did Lincoln's son, Eddie, die?

4. In October 1859, a band of Northern abolitionists tried to capture ____________, a town in Virginia, and start a rebellion.

5. What did Democrats call Lincoln?

(see the answer key)

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