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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 Mary Owens?
(a) Lincoln's second fiancée.
(b) The wife of Lincoln's partner.
(c) Lincoln's sister-in-law.
(d) Lincoln's mother-in-law.

2. Who was Stephen Douglas?
(a) A Whig from New York.
(b) A Democrat from Washington, DC.
(c) A Democrat from Illinois.
(d) A Whig from Lincoln's county.

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

4. Who was the initial favorite for the nomination for President in the 1860 race?
(a) Fillmore.
(b) Lincoln.
(c) Seward.
(d) Hamlin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Describe Lincoln's schooling.

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

3. Where was Lincoln's law firm based?

4. When did the Southern states secede?

5. Why was Lincoln called the 'Lone Star'?

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