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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Describe Lincoln's relationship with his ancestry.
(a) He was not interested in it.
(b) His mother kept in touch with her relatives, but his father did not with his.
(c) He was closely attentive to his parentage.
(d) His siblings were intent on knowing their relatives, but he was not.

2. What was Lincoln's feeling about the image his advisers associated him with?
(a) He loved it having enjoyed splitting rails.
(b) He let it pass in silence, neither embracing it nor refusing it.
(c) He forced them to choose another image.
(d) He accepted it but had disliked manual labor.

3. What was Lincoln's reaction to becoming engaged?
(a) Resplendent pride.
(b) Exhilaration.
(c) Jubilation.
(d) Deep depression.

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

5. Where did Lincoln deliver an address in front of prominent Republican Party members?
(a) The National Mall.
(b) Cooper Union.
(c) The Illinois Statehouse.
(d) Congress.

Short Answer Questions

1. Describe Lincoln's relationship with Joshua Speed.

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

3. What was Lincoln's party?

4. Who was Mary Todd?

5. What did Lincoln accuse Polk of, when he was serving as a Representative?

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