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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Describe the relationship between Lincoln's wife and his business partner.
(a) Amicable.
(b) Hostile.
(c) Intimate.
(d) Polite.

2. What did Lincoln know about his grandmother?
(a) She was rich.
(b) She came from a noble family.
(c) She was a runaway slave.
(d) She was probably illegitimate.

3. Whose seat was Lincoln gunning for in 1858?
(a) Stephen Douglas's.
(b) Millard Fillmore's.
(c) James Buchanan's.
(d) Jefferson Davis's.

4. For what causes did Lincoln campaign?
(a) Relocating the state capital.
(b) Ending the displacement of Indians.
(c) Increasing federal oversight of land speculation.
(d) Lowering taxes.

5. What position did Lincoln hold after winning the 1852 election?
(a) No position.
(b) U.S. Senator.
(c) U.S. Representative.
(d) State Senator.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Mary Todd?

2. Why did Lincoln move back to Illinois after his first term in Washington, DC?

3. How were U.S. Senators elected in the 1850s?

4. Whom did Lincoln support in the 1852 Presidential campaign?

5. When was Lincoln married?

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