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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four: Revolt Against the Fathers.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Was Lincoln with the free-soilers?
(a) No.
(b) Sometimes.
(c) Yes.
(d) Only at first.

4. 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) The death of Sally in 1828 in childbirth.
(d) Lincoln's sister, Sarah, died in 1828 in childbirth.

5. Where had a civil war begun?
(a) Illinois.
(b) Nebraska.
(c) Kansas.
(d) Missouri.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Lincoln born?

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

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

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

5. Why did Lincoln write to Mary Owens to release her from their engagement?

(see the answer key)

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