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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. What had been made practically obsolete by this bill?
(a) The Illinois Bill.
(b) The Fugitive Law.
(c) The Missouri Compromise.
(d) The Mississippi Compromise.

2. Why did Lincoln believe Douglas allied with Southern leaders?
(a) To gain his own ends.
(b) To help the leaders.
(c) To protect the Union.
(d) To please the people.

3. Where was Lincoln born?
(a) In a log cabin in Kentucky.
(b) In a log cabin in Indiana.
(c) In a log cabin in Illinois.
(d) In a log cabin in Missouri.

4. The Missouri Compromise was a line dividing the North and South, above which slavery was __________.
(a) Illegal and below which it was legal.
(b) Legal and below which it was illegal.
(c) Illegal and below which it was illegal in some states.
(d) Up to the private citizens.

5. Lincoln became known as ___________ lawyer.
(a) The uneducated.
(b) Backwoods.
(c) A railroad.
(d) Kentucky.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Lincoln not drink alcohol?

2. What did Mary turn to for help when her son died?

3. In 1832, what was Lincoln's first venture into political platforms?

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

5. On what topic did Lincoln agree with Henry Clay?

(see the answer key)

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