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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What position did Lincoln hold after winning the 1852 election?
(a) State Senator.
(b) No position.
(c) U.S. Representative.
(d) U.S. Senator.

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

3. Who was Hannibal Hamlin?
(a) The Democratic nominee for President.
(b) The head of the Illinois Republican Party.
(c) Lincoln's running mate.
(d) Lincoln's opponent.

4. What was the result of Lincoln's campaign against Douglas?
(a) He won but refused to serve.
(b) He won but was appointed district judge.
(c) He lost but was appointed to the seat when Douglas did not take it.
(d) He lost the election.

5. What was Lincoln's feeling about slavery?
(a) He tried to avoid taking a stance on it, but put economic issues first.
(b) He was against it, but disliked abolitionists' methods.
(c) He did not want to end it, but did not want to allow it into new territories either.
(d) He campaigned strongly to end it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Lincoln mean by the phrase "cold, calculating, unimpassioned reason"?

2. Where did Lincoln's father start out before he moved to Illinois?

3. For what causes did Lincoln campaign?

4. What did Lincoln do when he returned to Illinois?

5. Who was Mary Todd?

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