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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through II. Half Slave and Half Free.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Lincoln profess was needed to maintain America's political institutions?
(a) Restraint and self control.
(b) Will power.
(c) Education.
(d) Desire for expansion.

2. When did Mary Todd and Lincoln reconcile?
(a) 1834.
(b) 1841.
(c) 1835.
(d) 1843.

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

4. When did Lincoln break his engagement to Mary Todd according to "The Most Miserable Man Living"?
(a) 1835.
(b) 1843.
(c) 1841.
(d) 1834.

5. What was Lincoln seeking in "I am Not the First Choice of Many"?
(a) A financial backer.
(b) A ballot in the primary elections.
(c) The Republican nomination for presidential election.
(d) A seat at a convention.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Kansas-Nebraska act signed according to "Our Republican Robe is Soiled"?

2. When was Lincoln first elected to Congress?

3. When was "A House Divided" written?

4. What did Lincoln see as advantageous when writing "I Accept the Nomination"?

5. What kind of education did Lincoln mostly rely on according to the "Preface"?

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