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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Nine: The New Reckoning.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lincoln was the only lawyer who did what?
(a) Rode the entire court circuit for both sessions.
(b) Became President.
(c) Got involved in politics.
(d) Owned his own law firm.

2. In the Senate, John J. Crittenden proposed the Crittenden Plan which suggested what?
(a) Moving the Missouri Compromise line, encouraging slavery in some northern states.
(b) Moving the location of the Missouri Compromise line, abolishing slavery in some southern states.
(c) Reviving the Missouri Compromise line, abolishing slavery above it, and protecting slavery below it.
(d) Abolishing the Missouri Compromise line, encouraging slavery.

3. Lincoln read voraciously and taught himself mathematics, but his real interest was in what?
(a) Music.
(b) Languages.
(c) Politics.
(d) Art.

4. Who was Fredrick Douglass?
(a) An influential black abolitionist leader.
(b) An inventor.
(c) An army general.
(d) A member of Lincoln's cabinet.

5. Lee invaded Maryland, and Lincoln had no choice but to set McClellan and the Army of the Potomac to dispel the attack. What did he decide it meant if McClellan won?
(a) It was time to end the war.
(b) He would never surrender.
(c) The Union would be victorious.
(d) It was God telling Lincoln to move emancipation forward.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lincoln reiterated in the debates that the slavery issue was between who?

2. Douglas tried to put himself forth as the Democratic Presidential candidate, but he completely alienated Southern Democrats with what?

3. Lincoln and Mary secretly became engaged, and set November 4th as their wedding date. When did they tell her family?

4. What did Democrats call Lincoln?

5. What bill did Stephen A. Douglas create?

(see the answer key)

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