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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What phrase did Lincoln introduce into the debate over slavery?
(a) Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
(b) A house divided against itself cannot stand.
(c) All for one and one for all.
(d) E Pluribus Unum (From many, one).

2. What position did Stephen Douglas hold when Lincoln returned to politics?
(a) U.S. Representative.
(b) U.S. Senator.
(c) Judge.
(d) Illinois Governor.

3. For whose nomination for President did Lincoln campaign?
(a) Grant.
(b) Taylor.
(c) Harrison.
(d) Polk.

4. Describe Lincoln's relationship with his ancestry.
(a) His mother kept in touch with her relatives, but his father did not with his.
(b) His siblings were intent on knowing their relatives, but he was not.
(c) He was closely attentive to his parentage.
(d) He was not interested in it.

5. Describe the relationship between Lincoln's wife and his business partner.
(a) Intimate.
(b) Polite.
(c) Hostile.
(d) Amicable.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Lincoln's stance on blacks' equality?

2. When was Lincoln born?

3. What effect did slavery have on politics in the 1850s?

4. Where did Lincoln's father start out before he moved to Illinois?

5. Who was Mary Todd?

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