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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. Lincoln's rivals were Stephen A. Douglas, known as ____________, and the young Democrats.
(a) The Little Giant.
(b) The Mean Giant.
(c) Jack and the Giant.
(d) The Jolly Green Giant.

2. Where were the Lincolns married?
(a) Lincoln's home.
(b) Edwards mansion.
(c) The Courthouse.
(d) St. Paul's Cathedral.

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

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

5. When did the Lincolns move to central Illinois?
(a) March 1829.
(b) March 1831.
(c) March 1830.
(d) March 1828.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lincoln was a member of what political party?

2. Lincoln and Mary resolved to be friends, and even wrote what together?

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

4. He entered into a law practice with John Todd Stuart, and won his first court case. What type of case was this?

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

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