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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Edward Stanton?
(a) The official who replaced Simon Cameron.
(b) A military strategist who advised Lincoln.
(c) The official whom Lincoln appointed as Secretary of Defense.
(d) The official whom Lincoln appointed as Secretary of State.

2. What important event took place after Lincoln returned to Illinois?
(a) His first wife died.
(b) His father died.
(c) He got married.
(d) His mother died.

3. Describe Lincoln's relationship with his ancestry.
(a) His siblings were intent on knowing their relatives, but he was not.
(b) He was not interested in it.
(c) He was closely attentive to his parentage.
(d) His mother kept in touch with her relatives, but his father did not with his.

4. Which states gave Lincoln a ready supply of troops?
(a) Border states.
(b) Free states.
(c) Slave states.
(d) Mid-Atlantic states.

5. How does Donald describe the effect of Lincoln's loss of his mother?
(a) It made Lincoln territorial and angry.
(b) It made Lincoln protective of his family.
(c) It made Lincoln staunch in his views.
(d) It made Lincoln depressed and moody.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Lincoln's career as he was being considered for President in 1860?

2. Where was Lincoln's law firm based?

3. What was Lincoln's view of his role in the Civil War?

4. How did the war effort affect international relations?

5. Whom did Lincoln follow around through his home county?

(see the answer key)

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