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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Lincoln do when he returned to Illinois?
(a) Returned to his law practice.
(b) Campaigned for reelection.
(c) Worked in the Federal Land Office.
(d) Acted as Governor.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was Lincoln married?

3. What did Lincoln know about his grandmother?

4. Whom did Lincoln follow around through his home county?

5. Where did Lincoln's father start out before he moved to Illinois?

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