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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 took a break from politics to focus on what?
(a) His family.
(b) His store.
(c) His law firm.
(d) His education.

2. From what did Nancy Lincoln die?
(a) Influenza.
(b) Milk sickness.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Scarlet Fever.

3. Who was Lincoln's idol?
(a) Benjamin Harrison.
(b) William Henry Harrison.
(c) Clay Aiken.
(d) Henry Clay.

4. What two boys were born to the Lincolns?
(a) Sam and Todd.
(b) John and James.
(c) William and Thomas.
(d) Teddy and Lincoln.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In ____________, Lincoln met Mary Ann Todd, a witty young woman who could talk with him about politics.

2. How did Lincoln feel about this scandal?

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

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

5. Why did Lincoln not drink alcohol?

(see the answer key)

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