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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Five: Years of Meteors.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Lincoln convince the court that the railroad did not have to pay county taxes?
(a) Because they are not-for-profit.
(b) Because they do not have the money.
(c) Because they did not earn enough money to pay taxes.
(d) Because they were public enterprises.

2. Lincoln preached what?
(a) Isolationism.
(b) Reason and calculated solutions rather than impassioned demonstrations.
(c) Impassioned demonstrations rather than reason and calculated solutions.
(d) Imperialism.

3. In 1858, Lincoln gave what famous speech at the Republican convention?
(a) A House United.
(b) A House Divided.
(c) A Home for All.
(d) Our House.

4. How did Robert Lincoln feel when his father was away on political trips?
(a) He missed him.
(b) He was bored.
(c) He was happy.
(d) He worried about him.

5. Why did Lincoln write to Mary Owens to release her from their engagement?
(a) He no longer loved her.
(b) He no longer wanted to get married.
(c) He was poor, did not feel he could provide for her, and did not think she would want to live in poverty while he tried to make something of himself.
(d) He knew she did not want to marry him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lincoln was intimidated by Mary's _______________.

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

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

4. Why did Lincoln not drink alcohol?

5. Lincoln became known as what because of his tough pioneer background and his legal work with the railroad?

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