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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. Lincoln focused on _____________ Illinois, because this part of the state would be the deciding factor.
(a) Central.
(b) Eastern.
(c) Southern.
(d) Northern.

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

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

4. How did many free-soilers feel about the Kansas-Nebraska Bill?
(a) Excited.
(b) Worried.
(c) Happy.
(d) Outraged.

5. What bill did Stephen A. Douglas create?
(a) The Kansas Bill.
(b) The Missouri Bill.
(c) The Nebraska Bill.
(d) The Kansas-Nebraska Bill.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the way down the river to New Orleans, what happened to Lincoln and his friend's raft?

2. Lincoln was interested in patent cases and participated in the Supreme Court of Illinois, winning most of his _______ cases there.

3. When was Lincoln born?

4. After moving to Springfield, how did Lincoln feel?

5. Though Buchanan sent men to use patronage in Lincoln's favor, Lincoln was wary of accepting favors from anyone. Why?

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