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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What position did Stephen Douglas hold when Lincoln returned to politics?
(a) Illinois Governor.
(b) Judge.
(c) U.S. Senator.
(d) U.S. Representative.

2. What was the Republican Party founded on?
(a) Opposition to Women's Suffrage.
(b) Opposition to popular sovereignty.
(c) Opposition to the Gold Standard.
(d) Opposition to slavery.

3. Describe Lincoln's two children.
(a) Unruly.
(b) Disciplined.
(c) Well-taught.
(d) Ambitious.

4. When was Lincoln married?
(a) 1830.
(b) 1842.
(c) 1811.
(d) 1847.

5. What did Lincoln work on after the 1852 election?
(a) Developing a platform for the Representation.
(b) Getting Fillmore elected.
(c) Getting reelected.
(d) Fighting slavery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Lincoln's party?

2. What did Lincoln accuse Polk of, when he was serving as a Representative?

3. Who was John Todd Stuart?

4. Where was Lincoln's law firm based?

5. What did Lincoln do in his travels, following a man around the state?

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