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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 did Lincoln do in his travels, following a man around the state?
(a) Raise money.
(b) Take on clients.
(c) Look for a wife.
(d) Campaign for office.

2. Describe Lincoln's military career.
(a) Exceptional.
(b) Extensive.
(c) Undistinguished.
(d) Successful.

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

4. When was Lincoln married?
(a) 1842.
(b) 1830.
(c) 1811.
(d) 1847.

5. How did Lincoln come to settle in New Salem, Illinois?
(a) He lived there while he went to school.
(b) By accident.
(c) He married there.
(d) He was nominated for mayor there.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Joshua Speed?

2. How were U.S. Senators elected in the 1850s?

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

4. Why was the Whig party divided against itself?

5. What was the Republican Party founded on?

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