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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Union troops suffer an early defeat?
(a) Bull Run.
(b) Antietam.
(c) Brice's Crossroads.
(d) Fort Donelson.

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

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

4. What happened to Lincoln's career after the 1858 election?
(a) He was invited to serve as a diplomat to France.
(b) He declined to enter into national politics until the Illinois state Republican Party was unified.
(c) He began to enjoy a reputation outside of Illinois.
(d) He was abandoned by the Republican Party.

5. How were things going for the Union in 1862?
(a) Successes were mixed with setbacks.
(b) Things were proceeding well.
(c) Things were not going well.
(d) The situation was chaotic, and it was hard to say how things were.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the Republican Party founded on?

2. What position did Lincoln hold after winning the 1852 election?

3. Who was William Herndon?

4. Why were the western states unhappy with the Civil War?

5. Who helped Lincoln gain Britain's support for the Civil War?

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