2. What did neighbors think about the Lincoln children?
(a) They were kind.
(b) They were well-behaved.
(c) They were honest.
(d) They were ill-behaved.

3. In November Lincoln and Douglas had their first debate over what, starting a rivalry that would last years?
(a) Female suffrage.
(b) The national debt.
(c) Negro suffrage.
(d) State banks.

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

5. Sixteen-year-old Abraham grew estranged from his farmer father. Why?
(a) His father did not understand his son's desire for education.
(b) His father was cruel and unfeeling.
(c) His father wanted him to be educated.
(d) His father did not understand his son's desire to be President.

6. When did the Lincolns move to central Illinois?
(a) March 1830.
(b) March 1828.
(c) March 1829.
(d) March 1831.

7. Why did Thomas Lincoln go back to Kentucky to bring home a new wife, Sarah Bush Johnston, or "Sally?"
(a) He fell in love with Sally.
(b) His children asked him for a mother.
(c) His household was floundering.
(d) He was lonely.

8. Where had a civil war begun?
(a) Illinois.
(b) Missouri.
(c) Kansas.
(d) Nebraska.

9. Lincoln was intimidated by Mary's _______________.
(a) Family lineage.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Strong personality.

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

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

12. Who won the Senate seat?
(a) Douglas.
(b) Neither Douglas nor Lincoln.
(c) Both Douglas and Lincoln.
(d) Lincoln.

13. Lincoln became known as what because of his tough pioneer background and his legal work with the railroad?
(a) The railroad man.
(b) The Midwestern Davy Crockett.
(c) The railroad pioneer.
(d) The rail splitter.

14. After moving to Springfield, how did Lincoln feel?
(a) He was lonely.
(b) He was worried.
(c) He was excited.
(d) He was bored.

15. Who was Lincoln's idol?
(a) Benjamin Harrison.
(b) William Henry Harrison.
(c) Clay Aiken.
(d) Henry Clay.