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

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

3. What was still an unpopular stance at the time Lincoln wrote "Where I Now Stand"?
(a) Being Republican.
(b) Being pro-slavery.
(c) Being an abolitionist.
(d) Being a Democrat.

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

5. What did Lincoln say was one of government's most important roles in "The Legitimate Object of Government"?
(a) Wedge war.
(b) Address crimes and wrongdoing.
(c) Raise taxes.
(d) Support the economy.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Lincoln portray Republicans concerning slavery?

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

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