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

2. What is the topic of "More Painful Than Pleasant"?
(a) The imminent death of Lincoln's mother.
(b) The imminent death of Lincoln's father.
(c) The imminent death of Lincoln's sister.
(d) The imminent death of Lincoln's brother in law.

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

4. Who did Lincoln write "I Like the Letters Very Much" for?
(a) Mary Todd.
(b) Mary Rosenthal.
(c) Sophia Henkins.
(d) Roberta Marki.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was "I Shall Be Governed By Their Will" written?

2. What is the most important characteristic of the ideal lawyer according to "Resolve to Be Honest"?

3. When was "Founded on Both Injustice and Bad Policy" written?

4. Who was the United States threatened by according to "Cold, Calculating, Unimpassioned Reason"?

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

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