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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. When Lincoln moved to New Salem, for what did he become known?
(a) His quiet demeanor.
(b) His physical strength and honesty.
(c) His tall hat.
(d) His height and beard.

2. Thomas Lincoln died on January 17, 1851. Did Lincoln attend the funeral?
(a) No.
(b) Yes, but only after everyone else had left.
(c) Yes.
(d) Yes, but only for a few moments.

3. For what case did Lincoln become famous?
(a) The Goldman tax case.
(b) The McLean County tax case.
(c) Missouri v. CoBank.
(d) Upjohn Company v. Arizona DOR.

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

5. What bill did Stephen A. Douglas create?
(a) The Nebraska Bill.
(b) The Kansas Bill.
(c) The Kansas-Nebraska Bill.
(d) The Missouri Bill.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had been made practically obsolete by this bill?

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

3. Lincoln was the only lawyer who did what?

4. Lincoln was interested in patent cases and participated in the Supreme Court of Illinois, winning most of his _______ cases there.

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

(see the answer key)

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