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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was William Herndon?
(a) The shopkeeper in whose care Lincoln left his household belongings.
(b) Lincoln's father-in-law.
(c) The lawyer with whom Lincoln left his law firm.
(d) An old suitor of Lincoln's wife.

2. Where did Lincoln's father start out before he moved to Illinois?
(a) North Carolina.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) Massachusetts.

3. How did Lincoln campaign for President?
(a) He gave interviews in all the U.S. papers.
(b) His advisors campaigned for him.
(c) He gave weekly radio addresses.
(d) He toured the U.S., giving speeches.

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

5. Where was Lincoln's law firm based?
(a) Menard County.
(b) Logan County.
(c) Hampton County.
(d) Sangamon County.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what causes did Lincoln campaign?

2. What was Lincoln's policy between the election in 1860 and his inauguration in 1861?

3. Who was John Todd Stuart?

4. Describe Lincoln's relationship with his ancestry.

5. What did Lincoln advocate in his inauguration address?

(see the answer key)

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