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

2. What issue returned Lincoln to politics?
(a) The Kansas-Nebraska Act.
(b) The Fugitive Slave Law.
(c) The Missouri Compromise.
(d) The Statehood of Illinois.

3. What did Lincoln know about his grandmother?
(a) She was rich.
(b) She was a runaway slave.
(c) She came from a noble family.
(d) She was probably illegitimate.

4. What industry did Lincoln begin to represent in court after he returned to Illinois?
(a) Cattlemen.
(b) Exporters.
(c) Railroad.
(d) Farmers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Describe the relationship between Lincoln's wife and his business partner.

2. Who was Mary Owens?

3. About what did Lincoln speak out against as a Representative?

4. Who was Mary Todd?

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

(see the answer key)

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