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Preface, Prologue, and I. Peculiar Ambition

1. What kind of education did Lincoln mostly rely on according to the "Preface"?
(a) High school.
(b) Self education.
(c) Some college.
(d) Post graduate studies.

2. What skills attracted historians to Lincoln?
(a) His rhetoric skills.
(b) His military skills.
(c) His penmanship.
(d) His negotiating skills.

3. When was the sketch in the "Prologue" written?
(a) 1860.
(b) 1858.
(c) 1859.
(d) 1857.

4. When was Lincoln born?
(a) 1809.
(b) 1812.
(c) 1810.
(d) 1801.

5. At what age did Lincoln stop working on the family farm?
(a) 15.
(b) 21.
(c) 23.
(d) 18.

6. When was Lincoln first elected to Congress?
(a) 1846.
(b) 1842.
(c) 1845.
(d) 1850.

7. When was "I am Young and Unknown" written?
(a) 1834.
(b) 1829.
(c) 1832.
(d) 1833.

8. Why did Lincoln write "I am Young and Unknown"?
(a) To test his rhetoric.
(b) To see if people liked his political agenda.
(c) To introduce himself during his first run for office.
(d) To discuss the politics of an opponent.

9. When was Lincoln elected in the state legislature according to "I Shall Be Governed By Their Will"?
(a) 1835.
(b) 1834.
(c) 1836.
(d) 1837.

10. When was "I Shall Be Governed By Their Will" written?
(a) 1835.
(b) 1834.
(c) 1836.
(d) 1837.

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