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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: On The Pilgrimage Road.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lincoln was the only lawyer who did what?
(a) Became President.
(b) Rode the entire court circuit for both sessions.
(c) Got involved in politics.
(d) Owned his own law firm.

2. What event perpetuated Lincoln's fatalistic beliefs and preoccupation with death?
(a) Lincoln's father's death in 1828.
(b) The death of Lincoln's wife in 1828.
(c) Lincoln's sister, Sarah, died in 1828 in childbirth.
(d) The death of Sally in 1828 in childbirth.

3. During his candidacy, Lincoln was encouraged to write an autobiography for what reason?
(a) So Americans would vote for him.
(b) So others would like him.
(c) So the voters could learn more about him.
(d) So he could become famous.

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

5. What was Abraham's first job?
(a) He was a sexton at the Pigeon Creek Baptist Church.
(b) He was a lawyer.
(c) He was a store clerk.
(d) He was a banker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Lincoln give Mary with the inscription "Love is Eternal?"

2. When did Lincoln's son, Eddie, die?

3. Why did Thomas Lincoln go back to Kentucky to bring home a new wife, Sarah Bush Johnston, or "Sally?"

4. Insecurities with whom would plague him for many years?

5. Sixteen-year-old Abraham grew estranged from his farmer father. Why?

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