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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Describe Lincoln's schooling.
(a) He was not schooled much because he had to work with the family.
(b) He was the first child sent away to school.
(c) He was schooled at home by his parents.
(d) He studied a little but never distinguished himself.

2. Where did Lincoln's father start out before he moved to Illinois?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) Virginia.

3. What was the status of the family of Lincoln's father?
(a) Poor.
(b) Destitute.
(c) Rich.
(d) Prosperous.

4. When did Lincoln's family move to Illinois?
(a) 1809.
(b) 1811.
(c) 1803.
(d) 1830.

5. How did Lincoln come to settle in New Salem, Illinois?
(a) By accident.
(b) He lived there while he went to school.
(c) He was nominated for mayor there.
(d) He married there.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Lincoln know about his grandmother?

2. From where did Lincoln know Mary Owens?

3. When was Lincoln born?

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

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

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