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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Abraham Lincoln and the Self-Made Myth.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which act gave Abraham Lincoln the opportunity to use slavery as a political issue?
(a) The Emancipation Proclamation.
(b) The Militia Act.
(c) The Writ Act.
(d) The Kansas-Nebraska Act.

2. According to the Founders, what could use private vices to produce public benefits?
(a) Political platforms.
(b) Economic markets.
(c) The judicial system.
(d) Political parties.

3. How did the Founders feel about democracy?
(a) It was a limited method of protecting liberty.
(b) It was effective as long as the people believed in the nation.
(c) It would eventually dissolve into an oligarchy.
(d) It was the perfect method of protecting liberty.

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

5. To which political leader does Hofstadter compare John C. Calhoun?
(a) Karl Marx.
(b) Edmund Burke.
(c) Thomas Jefferson.
(d) John Adams.

Short Answer Questions

1. What concern did Abraham Lincoln have about white laborers?

2. Why does Hofstadter consider Thomas Jefferson to be an important figure in American history?

3. Who were the Southwesterners?

4. Which group of Americans did Thomas Jefferson distrust the most?

5. Which institution was responsible for loaning large sums of money in the 1820s?

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