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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 school did Lincoln attend irregularly between ages 11 and 15, developing interests in reading, poetry, penmanship, and the early years of the American Republic?
(a) A private school.
(b) A parochial school.
(c) A boarding school.
(d) The "blab school."

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

3. What event perpetuated Lincoln's fatalistic beliefs and preoccupation with death?
(a) Lincoln's father's death in 1828.
(b) Lincoln's sister, Sarah, died in 1828 in childbirth.
(c) The death of Lincoln's wife in 1828.
(d) The death of Sally in 1828 in childbirth.

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

5. After moving to Springfield, how did Lincoln feel?
(a) He was worried.
(b) He was bored.
(c) He was excited.
(d) He was lonely.

Short Answer Questions

1. Describe Thomas Lincoln.

2. He entered into a law practice with John Todd Stuart, and won his first court case. What type of case was this?

3. How did many free-soilers feel about the Kansas-Nebraska Bill?

4. When did the Lincolns move to central Illinois?

5. Describe Nancy Hanks Lincoln.

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