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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Eight: This Fiery Trial.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lincoln wanted to run for a senate seat, but he could not. Why not?
(a) No one wanted to vote for him.
(b) He was already a member of the senate.
(c) He was very ill.
(d) He was a member of the legislature.

2. The Confederates sent an army into the state, which enraged _________________ and pushed them into the Union.
(a) Kentuckians.
(b) West Virginians.
(c) Missourians.
(d) Marylanders.

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

4. Lincoln ran his Senatorial campaign against Douglas for what reason?
(a) On principle.
(b) For Mary.
(c) For his father.
(d) For personal gain.

5. When McClellan finally ordered his army into the enemy camp at Manassas, what did he find?
(a) A Union regiment.
(b) The camp abandoned and a great deal of weaponry.
(c) The camp abandoned and that the cannons he thought the rebels had were just logs.
(d) A well-stocked and well-trained Confederate Army.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Thomas Lincoln go back to Kentucky to bring home a new wife, Sarah Bush Johnston, or "Sally?"

2. In 1832, what was Lincoln's first venture into political platforms?

3. How did many free-soilers feel about the Kansas-Nebraska Bill?

4. Sixteen-year-old Abraham grew estranged from his farmer father. Why?

5. What was Abraham's first job?

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