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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What did Lincoln advocate in his inauguration address?
(a) Compelling the South to return to the Union.
(b) Declaring war on the South.
(c) Reducing the tension over slavery.
(d) Preserving the Union.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who was Mary Owens?

4. When did Lincoln begin to cultivate his intellect?

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

(see the answer key)

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