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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. Colonel Robert E. Lee was sent into the fray to put the rebellion down, and the incident was branded by Southerners as what?
(a) A huge mistake.
(b) The start of the Civil War.
(c) Lincoln's doing.
(d) A Republican plot to overthrow the South.

2. Lincoln focused on _____________ Illinois, because this part of the state would be the deciding factor.
(a) Northern.
(b) Central.
(c) Eastern.
(d) Southern.

3. What did Lincoln give Mary with the inscription "Love is Eternal?"
(a) A bracelet.
(b) A ring.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A broach.

4. Douglas adopted what strategy?
(a) The "I care" strategy.
(b) The "don't care" strategy.
(c) The "you don't care" strategy.
(d) The "care" strategy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Lincoln's idol?

2. Lincoln was the only lawyer who did what?

3. How did Robert Lincoln feel when his father was away on political trips?

4. The Presidential campaign of 1856 elected who?

5. The rest of the troops gradually arrived, with _______________ leading an outfit from New York, though he would be killed in a battle very early on.

(see the answer key)

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