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

2. Whom did Lincoln begin to fight with as he reached adolescence?
(a) His father.
(b) His step-mother.
(c) His mother.
(d) His brothers.

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

4. What was Lincoln beginning to be known for after years of traveling the court circuit?
(a) Honesty.
(b) Ambition.
(c) Caginess.
(d) Diligence.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Lincoln married?

2. Why did Lincoln move back to Illinois after his first term in Washington, DC?

3. What did Lincoln do in order to escape the hard work his father had done?

4. Who was the President when Lincoln served in the Senate?

5. Who was John Todd Stuart?

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