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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom did the Democrats get to run against Lincoln?
(a) Salmon Chase.
(b) Ulysses Grant.
(c) Horace Greeley.
(d) McClellan.

2. Who was Mary Todd?
(a) Lincoln's second fiancé.
(b) Lincoln's wife.
(c) Lincoln's mother-in-law.
(d) Lincoln's sister-in-law.

3. Who was Edward Stanton?
(a) The official who replaced Simon Cameron.
(b) The official whom Lincoln appointed as Secretary of Defense.
(c) A military strategist who advised Lincoln.
(d) The official whom Lincoln appointed as Secretary of State.

4. Who was the initial favorite for the nomination for President in the 1860 race?
(a) Lincoln.
(b) Hamlin.
(c) Seward.
(d) Fillmore.

5. How did Lincoln announce his desire for the Presidential nomination?
(a) He made a public address.
(b) He let his advisors know that he would welcome the nomination.
(c) He staged a scene in which his advisors gestured to crown him.
(d) He undermined the prospects of his opponents.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Lincoln's campaign motto for his re-election campaign?

2. What was the public sentiment about the Civil War at the beginning?

3. What prospect was beginning to open for Lincoln as he entered the third year of the war?

4. What was the status of the family of Lincoln's father?

5. What difficulty did Lincoln encounter at the start of the Civil War?

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