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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, Woodrow Wilson: The Conservative as Liberal.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what age did Abraham Lincoln become Speaker of the House in Illinois?
(a) 28.
(b) 32.
(c) 21.
(d) 38.

2. What did the Emancipation Proclamation not prohibit?
(a) Slavery outside the South.
(b) Slavery in the South.
(c) New slaves from being brought into America.
(d) Owners from reclaiming their slaves from the North.

3. How did Woodrow Wilson view politics?
(a) As the easiest manner in which a man could earn a living.
(b) As a means to bring about the Kingdom of God on earth.
(c) As a means of social promotion.
(d) As a platform to restore virtue to the country.

4. According to Hofstadter, what type of politician was Abraham Lincoln?
(a) Liberal.
(b) Progressive.
(c) Moderate conservative.
(d) Strong conservative.

5. What position did John C. Calhoun hold in James Monroe's cabinet?
(a) Secretary of War.
(b) Attorney General.
(c) Secretary of State.
(d) Vice-president.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Theodore Roosevelt oppose the League of Nations?

2. What concern did William Jennings Bryan voice over Woodrow Wilson's support of Great Britain?

3. How did the business barons of the Gilded Age justify their wealth?

4. How does Hofstadter characterize American culture in the late nineteenth century?

5. What physical changes occurred during the Gilded Age?

(see the answer key)

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