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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what political party did James K. Polk belong?
(a) The Whig Party.
(b) The Free Soil Party.
(c) The Democratic Party.
(d) The Republican Party.

2. Illinois had prohibited slavery in its constitution in what year when it was admitted as a state?
(a) 1819.
(b) 1832.
(c) 1836.
(d) 1848.

3. The Constitutional Union Party was made up primarily of former members of what political party?
(a) The Republican Party.
(b) The Whig Party.
(c) The Democratic Party.
(d) The Liberty Party.

4. What is Latin for a statement "said in passing"?
(a) Salovar dictum.
(b) Umber dictum.
(c) Obiter dictum.
(d) Reiter dictum.

5. In the 1840s, most of Lincoln's income was derived from what?
(a) His farm.
(b) His medical practice.
(c) His law practice.
(d) His architecture firm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 4, 1805 until June 4, 1812?

2. To what state did Abraham Lincoln's family move when he was seven years old?

3. What was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy, and was operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s?

4. What refers to a form of communication that is aimed at influencing the attitude of a community toward some cause or position so as to benefit oneself or one's group?

5. As they campaigned for the Senate in 1858, Lincoln and his supporters decided to invite who to debate the issues?

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