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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What position did Stephen Douglas hold when Lincoln returned to politics?
(a) U.S. Representative.
(b) U.S. Senator.
(c) Judge.
(d) Illinois Governor.

3. From where did Lincoln know Mary Owens?
(a) A family he knew in Virginia.
(b) A family he knew in New Salem.
(c) A family he met in Illinois.
(d) A family he had worked for in Indiana.

4. How were U.S. Senators elected in the 1850s?
(a) By U.S. Representatives.
(b) By state senators.
(c) By the populace.
(d) By the Electoral College.

5. Why did Lincoln move back to Illinois after his first term in Washington, DC?
(a) He retired from the House.
(b) He was not chosen as the candidate who would run for his own seat.
(c) He lost the election for his own seat.
(d) He wanted to spend more time with his family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What important event took place after Lincoln returned to Illinois?

2. For what causes did Lincoln campaign?

3. What was the issue at the heart of the issue that brought Lincoln back to politics?

4. Who was Mary Todd?

5. What did Lincoln know about his grandmother?

(see the answer key)

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