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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Lincoln born?
(a) 1798.
(b) 1811.
(c) 1809.
(d) 1822.

2. Describe Lincoln's relationship with his ancestry.
(a) He was not interested in it.
(b) His siblings were intent on knowing their relatives, but he was not.
(c) His mother kept in touch with her relatives, but his father did not with his.
(d) He was closely attentive to his parentage.

3. Where was Lincoln's law firm based?
(a) Logan County.
(b) Sangamon County.
(c) Menard County.
(d) Hampton County.

4. From where did Lincoln know Mary Owens?
(a) A family he had worked for in Indiana.
(b) A family he knew in Virginia.
(c) A family he knew in New Salem.
(d) A family he met in Illinois.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Lincoln's party?

2. When was Lincoln married?

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

4. Where did Lincoln's law clients come from?

5. Whom did Lincoln begin to fight with as he reached adolescence?

(see the answer key)

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