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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Lincoln mean by the phrase "cold, calculating, unimpassioned reason"?
(a) How men should enter marriage.
(b) How the benefits of taking land from Indians should be weighed.
(c) How money should be allocated to different causes.
(d) How leaders should make decisions.

2. Who was John Todd Stuart?
(a) Lincoln's first client.
(b) Lincoln's father-in-law.
(c) Lincoln's business partner.
(d) Lincoln's roommate.

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

4. What does Donald say the Gettysburg Address indicates about Lincoln?
(a) A refusal to adapt to new conditions.
(b) A return to his origins.
(c) A new insecurity about the validity of the war.
(d) A shift in his thinking.

5. When did Lincoln begin to cultivate his intellect?
(a) After being elected to the legislature.
(b) After law school.
(c) After losing an election.
(d) After marrying.

Short Answer Questions

1. What criticism was made of the Emancipation Proclamation?

2. What happened to Lincoln's career after the 1858 election?

3. When does Donald say was the low point for Lincoln's administration?

4. What did Lincoln know about his grandmother?

5. Who was the President when Lincoln served in the Senate?

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