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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 and Mary resolved to be friends, and even wrote what together?
(a) Political articles.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Political satire.
(d) Novels.

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

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

4. What were Douglas' ideas causing in the Democratic party?
(a) Confidence.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Major rifts.
(d) Cohesiveness.

5. Insecurities with whom would plague him for many years?
(a) His stepmother.
(b) His father.
(c) Other politicians.
(d) Women.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Douglas treat Lincoln at this debate?

2. Lincoln read voraciously and taught himself mathematics, but his real interest was in what?

3. What did this bill state?

4. Who won the Senate seat?

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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