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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) Prosperous.
(b) Poor.
(c) Rich.
(d) Destitute.

2. Whose seat was Lincoln gunning for in 1858?
(a) Jefferson Davis's.
(b) Stephen Douglas's.
(c) James Buchanan's.
(d) Millard Fillmore's.

3. Describe Lincoln's relationship with Joshua Speed.
(a) Close friendship.
(b) Casual acquaintance.
(c) Formal dignity.
(d) Antagonistic enmity.

4. Who was William Herndon?
(a) The lawyer with whom Lincoln left his law firm.
(b) Lincoln's father-in-law.
(c) An old suitor of Lincoln's wife.
(d) The shopkeeper in whose care Lincoln left his household belongings.

5. What did Lincoln believe he inherited from his grandmother?
(a) Diligence.
(b) Independence.
(c) Determination.
(d) Depression.

Short Answer Questions

1. Describe Lincoln's relationship with his stepmother.

2. What position was Lincoln offered when he left Washington, DC.?

3. Who was Mary Todd?

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

5. How does Donald describe the effect of Lincoln's loss of his mother?

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