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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Describe Lincoln's two children.
(a) Well-taught.
(b) Ambitious.
(c) Unruly.
(d) Disciplined.

2. What technological development allowed Lincoln to be home on the weekends?
(a) The telephone.
(b) The steam engine
(c) The telegraph.
(d) The automobile.

3. What was Lincoln beginning to be known for after years of traveling the court circuit?
(a) Ambition.
(b) Honesty.
(c) Caginess.
(d) Diligence.

4. When does Donald say was the low point for Lincoln's administration?
(a) Late 1862.
(b) Late 1863.
(c) Early 1863.
(d) Mid-1863.

5. Describe the temperament of Lincoln's wife.
(a) Subservient.
(b) Genial.
(c) Subdued.
(d) Fiery.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Edward Stanton?

2. How did Lincoln respond when a Democratic Representative opposed him as "King Lincoln"?

3. What was the result of Lincoln's campaign against Douglas?

4. What phrase did Lincoln introduce into the debate over slavery?

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

(see the answer key)

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