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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did Lincoln give a speech denouncing America's new policy regarding slavery in new western territories, as described in Chapter 3?
(a) 1818.
(b) 1865.
(c) 1854.
(d) 1759.

2. Who ran for the Free Soil Party in the 1852 presidential election?
(a) Martin Van Buren.
(b) John P. Hale.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) Zachary Taylor.

3. In what year did Abraham Lincoln present his House Divided speech?
(a) 1820.
(b) 1833.
(c) 1861.
(d) 1860.

4. Who was the 13th President of the United States?
(a) Millard Fillmore.
(b) Zachary Taylor.
(c) Henry Clay.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

5. Who was the eighth President of the United States?
(a) Zachary Taylor.
(b) John P. Hale.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) Martin Van Buren.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Wisconsin Enabling Act enacted?

2. In the 1840s, most of Lincoln's income was derived from what?

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

4. Where was Abraham Lincoln born?

5. What was a short-lived political party in the United States active in the 1848 and 1852 presidential elections?

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