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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. What concern did Northern laborers have about slavery?
(a) Slavery was morally wrong.
(b) They could not compete with free labor.
(c) They feared the rise of white slavery.
(d) An increase in slave states would drive the price of goods up.

2. What did John C. Calhoun believe capitalism would produce?
(a) Survival of the fittest.
(b) A stronger economy.
(c) Political power.
(d) Exploitation of the poor.

3. What office did Thomas Jefferson hold in Virginia?
(a) Secretary of State.
(b) Governor.
(c) Secretary of the Treasury.
(d) Secretary of Commerce.

4. How did the Founders separate power at the Federal level?
(a) Between the Pentagon, the Congress, and the President.
(b) Between presidents, legislators, and judges.
(c) Between the members of the Presidential Cabinet.
(d) Between Congress and the President.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Abraham Lincoln prefer to read aloud?

2. What practice among Northern factories did John C. Calhoun condemn?

3. To what does Hofstadter attribute the failure of John C. Calhoun's political career?

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

5. How long did Abraham Lincoln initially plan for the war to last?

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