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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. The bill sparked what debates?
(a) Lincoln-Douglas.
(b) Lincoln-Clay.
(c) Douglas-Buchanan.
(d) Lincoln-Buchanan.

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

4. Why did Thomas Lincoln go back to Kentucky to bring home a new wife, Sarah Bush Johnston, or "Sally?"
(a) His children asked him for a mother.
(b) He fell in love with Sally.
(c) His household was floundering.
(d) He was lonely.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. For what case did Lincoln become famous?

3. What did this bill state?

4. When did the Lincolns move to central Illinois?

5. Describe Robert Todd.

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