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

2. Why did Lincoln vote for Polk's military spending bills?
(a) He did not want to endanger the troops.
(b) His district was pro-war.
(c) He was pro-war.
(d) He felt it would give me political gain.

3. Who was "More Painful Than Pleasant" intended for?
(a) Lincoln's sister.
(b) Lincoln's mother.
(c) Lincoln's step-brother.
(d) Lincoln's father.

4. Who did Lincoln belittle in "Bow to It I Never Will"?
(a) A Whig party plan.
(b) A Know Nothing party plan.
(c) A Republican party plan.
(d) A Democratic party plan.

5. What state did Lincoln say would make a fine state on his own in "An Evil Tree Can Not Bring Forth Good Fruit"?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) California.
(c) Texas.
(d) Louisiana.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Lincoln break his engagement to Mary Todd according to "The Most Miserable Man Living"?

2. When was Lincoln first elected to Congress?

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

4. At what age did Lincoln stop working on the family farm?

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

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