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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Eleven: Moody, Tearful Night.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lincoln had to relieve General Burnside because of what?
(a) Burnside was a secret southern sympathizer.
(b) A disastrous campaign at Fredericksburg.
(c) Burnside became very ill.
(d) The public did not like Burnside.

2. He entered into a law practice with John Todd Stuart, and won his first court case. What type of case was this?
(a) Extortion.
(b) Theft.
(c) Murder.
(d) Armed Robbery.

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

4. What plot was uncovered in Baltimore?
(a) To assassinate the President-elect.
(b) To kidnap the President-elect.
(c) To bribe the President-elect.
(d) To rob the President-elect.

5. The Missouri Compromise was a line dividing the North and South, above which slavery was __________.
(a) Illegal and below which it was legal.
(b) Illegal and below which it was illegal in some states.
(c) Up to the private citizens.
(d) Legal and below which it was illegal.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who was Lincoln's first cabinet appointment?

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

5. Originally was slavery going to be allowed in the West?

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