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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Seven: Storm Center.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In ____________, Lincoln met Mary Ann Todd, a witty young woman who could talk with him about politics.
(a) November 1839.
(b) September 1839.
(c) December 1839.
(d) October 1839.

2. When did Lincoln's son, Eddie, die?
(a) March 1, 1850.
(b) May 1, 1850.
(c) February 1, 1850.
(d) April 1, 1850.

3. After moving to Springfield, how did Lincoln feel?
(a) He was worried.
(b) He was excited.
(c) He was lonely.
(d) He was bored.

4. What had been made practically obsolete by this bill?
(a) The Fugitive Law.
(b) The Missouri Compromise.
(c) The Mississippi Compromise.
(d) The Illinois Bill.

5. In November Lincoln and Douglas had their first debate over what, starting a rivalry that would last years?
(a) State banks.
(b) Female suffrage.
(c) Negro suffrage.
(d) The national debt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were Douglas' ideas causing in the Democratic party?

2. Lincoln's rivals were Stephen A. Douglas, known as ____________, and the young Democrats.

3. Was Lincoln advocating war?

4. To what did James Shields, a state auditor and a Democrat, challenge Lincoln?

5. Who won the Senate seat?

(see the answer key)

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