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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ralph Waldo Emerson was a big believer in what school of thought?
(a) Marxism
(b) Transcendentalism
(c) Totalitarianism
(d) Polymorphism

2. Webster and Clay both supported what cause?
(a) Preservation of the Union
(b) Lincoln's political campaign
(c) Astrology
(d) The construction of the Gettysburg cemetery

3. How many words are contained in Lincoln's Gettysburg Address?
(a) 463
(b) 501
(c) 349
(d) 272

4. What is another name for human progress?
(a) Forward thinking
(b) Mesmerism
(c) Achievement
(d) Evolution

5. Abraham Lincoln's depression was often referred to as _________________.
(a) Distonia
(b) Melancholy
(c) Vapors
(d) Consumption

Short Answer Questions

1. The South instituted laws against what activity?

2. Where is Gettysburg?

3. The author claims that Lincoln's abolitionist policies may be hard to understand if one believes the concept to be ______________.

4. Lincoln often referred to the Declaration of Independence as representing what?

5. Who was the president of the Southern states?

(see the answer key)

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