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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Lincoln complete his journey from Springfield to Washington, DC?
(a) Amid Republican Party infighting.
(b) With great fanfare.
(c) At night in disguise.
(d) With unprecedented security.

2. Who was Stephen Logan?
(a) Lincoln's law partner.
(b) Lincoln's roommate.
(c) Lincoln's colleague.
(d) Lincoln's father-in-law.

3. What position did Douglas take in the Lincoln-Douglas debates?
(a) He attacked slavery.
(b) He defended popular sovereignty.
(c) He attacked popular sovereignty.
(d) He attacked the federal government.

4. What did Lincoln mean by the phrase "cold, calculating, unimpassioned reason"?
(a) How leaders should make decisions.
(b) How money should be allocated to different causes.
(c) How the benefits of taking land from Indians should be weighed.
(d) How men should enter marriage.

5. What did Lincoln do in his travels, following a man around the state?
(a) Take on clients.
(b) Look for a wife.
(c) Campaign for office.
(d) Raise money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What industry did Lincoln begin to represent in court after he returned to Illinois?

2. What was the result of Lincoln's campaign against Douglas?

3. Who was Hannibal Hamlin?

4. What was Lincoln's view of his role in the Civil War?

5. Why did Lincoln decline to serve in the seat he was elected to in 1852?

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