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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Eight: This Fiery Trial.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rebels laid siege to what fort?
(a) Fort Sumter.
(b) Fort Knox.
(c) Fort Craig.
(d) Fort Atkinson.

2. What did Lincoln give Mary with the inscription "Love is Eternal?"
(a) A necklace.
(b) A ring.
(c) A bracelet.
(d) A broach.

3. Lincoln decided to post Henry Halleck as what, trying to find a man who would fight for him?
(a) General in Chief.
(b) Major General.
(c) Brevet Lieutenant General.
(d) Brevet Brigadier General.

4. Virginia officially seceded on April 17, and the Confederacy declared ____________ its capital.
(a) Richmond.
(b) Williamsburg.
(c) Lexington.
(d) Alexandria.

5. Describe Nancy Hanks Lincoln.
(a) Immature and irresponsible.
(b) Convivial and hard-working.
(c) Stern and unemotional.
(d) Withdrawn and melancholy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lincoln's Republicans wanted him to pin Douglas down on what?

2. Why did Lincoln not drink alcohol?

3. How did Lincoln feel without Mary?

4. Why did Thomas Lincoln go back to Kentucky to bring home a new wife, Sarah Bush Johnston, or "Sally?"

5. In January __________, a Lincoln campaign for Presidential candidacy was officially underway.

(see the answer key)

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