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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What phrase did Lincoln introduce into the debate over slavery?
(a) A house divided against itself cannot stand.
(b) E Pluribus Unum (From many, one).
(c) All for one and one for all.
(d) Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

2. Who was Joshua Speed?
(a) A shopkeeper and Lincoln's roommate.
(b) Lincoln's running partner.
(c) Lincoln's father-in-law.
(d) Lincoln's business partner.

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

4. What was Lincoln's stance on blacks' equality?
(a) He did not accept it.
(b) He refused to deny it.
(c) He refused to take a stance on it.
(d) He saw it as an inalienable right.

5. What position was Lincoln offered when he left Washington, DC.?
(a) Governor of Illinois.
(b) Director of the Federal Land Office.
(c) Governor of Oregon.
(d) Vice President.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the Republican Party founded on?

2. What did Lincoln work on after the 1852 election?

3. Who was Mary Owens?

4. What technological development allowed Lincoln to be home on the weekends?

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

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