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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What important event took place after Lincoln returned to Illinois?
(a) His mother died.
(b) His first wife died.
(c) He got married.
(d) His father died.

2. Why did Lincoln move back to Illinois after his first term in Washington, DC?
(a) He was not chosen as the candidate who would run for his own seat.
(b) He lost the election for his own seat.
(c) He wanted to spend more time with his family.
(d) He retired from the House.

3. What was the new name of the Republican Party?
(a) The Reunited Party.
(b) The Unity Party.
(c) The Union Party.
(d) The American Party.

4. What issue does Donald say consumed a great deal of Lincoln's time and drove his politics?
(a) Supplying Fort Sumter.
(b) Preparing the public for a long war.
(c) Preventing in-fighting in his cabinet.
(d) Keeping border states loyal.

5. Why did Lincoln not free all slaves early in the Civil War?
(a) He thought it would let the South play the role of victim.
(b) He thought it would give the South more support from abroad.
(c) He did not want the war to be a referendum on slavery.
(d) He did not have the authority to enforce such a proclamation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Describe the temperament of Lincoln's wife.

2. What did Lincoln do when he returned to Illinois?

3. What was Lincoln's feeling about slavery?

4. How did Lincoln announce his desire for the Presidential nomination?

5. Why was the Whig party divided against itself?

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