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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. Lincoln and Mary resolved to be friends, and even wrote what together?
(a) Novels.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Political satire.
(d) Political articles.

2. What did Lincoln give Mary with the inscription "Love is Eternal?"
(a) A bracelet.
(b) A ring.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A broach.

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

4. In November Lincoln and Douglas had their first debate over what, starting a rivalry that would last years?
(a) Female suffrage.
(b) The national debt.
(c) State banks.
(d) Negro suffrage.

5. When the Kansas-Nebraska Bill was passed, it left the status of slavery up to who?
(a) The Governors.
(b) The President.
(c) The people who settled in the territory.
(d) Congress.

Short Answer Questions

1. Thomas Lincoln died on January 17, 1851. Did Lincoln attend the funeral?

2. Where had a civil war begun?

3. From what did Nancy Lincoln die?

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

5. What two boys were born to the Lincolns?

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