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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Preface, Prologue, and I. Peculiar Ambition.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Lincoln not comfortable with according to the editor?
(a) Expressing personal feelings.
(b) Talking to constituents.
(c) Writing letters.
(d) Talking in public.

2. What is the most important characteristic of the ideal lawyer according to "Resolve to Be Honest"?
(a) Diligence.
(b) Courage.
(c) Timeliness.
(d) Rhetoric skills.

3. What did the Whigs support according to "Bow to It I Never Will"?
(a) Small banks.
(b) A strong national bank.
(c) Emancipation.
(d) Trade with England.

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

5. When did Polk start a war with Mexico according to "No One Man Should Hold the Power"?
(a) 1848.
(b) 1850.
(c) 1852.
(d) 1846.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Lincoln elected in the state legislature according to "I Shall Be Governed By Their Will"?

2. Who did Lincoln express his frustration with for not voting for the Party candidate in the presidential election?

3. What is the topic of "Founded on Both Injustice and Bad Policy"?

4. When was Lincoln born?

5. What financial advice did Lincoln give to lawyers in "Resolve to Be Honest"?

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