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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Abraham Lincoln's wife was the daughter of a what?
(a) Actor.
(b) Farmer.
(c) Painter.
(d) Banker.

2. What political party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the contemporary U.S. political spectrum?
(a) The Republican Party.
(b) The Democratic Party.
(c) The Whig Party.
(d) The Tea Party.

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

4. James Buchanan was which President of the United States?
(a) 15th.
(b) 11th.
(c) 12th.
(d) 16th.

5. How many members comprise the U.S. House of Representatives?
(a) 615.
(b) 522.
(c) 435.
(d) 120.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives?

2. What was the name of Abraham Lincoln's wife?

3. When was the Republican Party founded in the United States?

4. Dred Scott was born a slave in what state?

5. Eric Foner has been a member of the faculty of the Department of History at what university since 1982?

(see the answer key)

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