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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Lincoln's party?
(a) Democrats.
(b) Whigs.
(c) Union Party.
(d) Republicans.

2. What was the first election Lincoln won?
(a) For state legislature.
(b) To lead a company of volunteers.
(c) For mayor.
(d) For state senator.

3. What did Lincoln do in order to escape the hard work his father had done?
(a) He took courses at the state university.
(b) He returned to Virginia to his family's starting point.
(c) He took work transporting things to market by river.
(d) He ran off and joined a steamboat crew, trying to escape from the U.S.

4. When was Lincoln elected to Congress?
(a) 1852.
(b) 1847.
(c) 1846.
(d) 1842.

5. What was Lincoln's reaction to becoming engaged?
(a) Resplendent pride.
(b) Deep depression.
(c) Exhilaration.
(d) Jubilation.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Donald say Lincoln was ruled by in his early career?

3. Who was John Todd Stuart?

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

5. What did Lincoln believe he inherited from his grandmother?

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