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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Why Should the Spirit of Man Not be Proud?.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why did Lincoln not drink alcohol?
(a) He could not afford it.
(b) It threatened his self-control.
(c) He did not like the taste of it.
(d) He was very religious.

3. Describe Thomas Lincoln.
(a) Stern and unemotional.
(b) Withdrawn and melancholy.
(c) Convivial and hard-working.
(d) Immature and irresponsible.

4. Lincoln read newspapers voraciously, and was concerned about what?
(a) Equality between men and women.
(b) Large company monopolies.
(c) Race riots between white men and abolitionists.
(d) The contrast in socio-economic levels.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Lincoln was a member of what political party?

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

3. Lincoln preached what?

4. Lincoln read voraciously and taught himself mathematics, but his real interest was in what?

5. In October 1839 the Whigs held a convention and endorsed who for President, beginning the so-called Log and Cabin Campaign?

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