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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What industry did Lincoln begin to represent in court after he returned to Illinois?
(a) Railroad.
(b) Cattlemen.
(c) Farmers.
(d) Exporters.

2. Why were Democrats critical of Lincoln?
(a) For suppressing free speech.
(b) For his generals' ambitious and aggressive tactics.
(c) For failing to earn his generals' loyalty.
(d) For cutting off ties with England and France.

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

4. Whom did the Democrats get to run against Lincoln?
(a) McClellan.
(b) Ulysses Grant.
(c) Salmon Chase.
(d) Horace Greeley.

5. From where did Lincoln know Mary Owens?
(a) A family he had worked for in Indiana.
(b) A family he knew in New Salem.
(c) A family he knew in Virginia.
(d) A family he met in Illinois.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Lincoln move back to Illinois after his first term in Washington, DC?

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

3. Which states gave Lincoln a ready supply of troops?

4. What did the Battle of Antietam indicate for Lincoln?

5. What was Lincoln's reaction to becoming engaged?

(see the answer key)

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