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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 handle the question of emancipating the slaves?
(a) He told each party what they wanted to hear.
(b) He waffled on it.
(c) He made no question of his opposition to slavery.
(d) He kept his feelings to himself.

2. What did Lincoln do when he returned to Illinois?
(a) Campaigned for reelection.
(b) Worked in the Federal Land Office.
(c) Acted as Governor.
(d) Returned to his law practice.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Stephen Douglas?

2. Why did Lincoln ultimately appoint Halleck as General-in-Chief?

3. When did the Southern states secede?

4. What was Lincoln's policy between the election in 1860 and his inauguration in 1861?

5. What did Lincoln advocate in his inauguration address?

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