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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Lincoln come to settle in New Salem, Illinois?
(a) He lived there while he went to school.
(b) He was nominated for mayor there.
(c) He married there.
(d) By accident.

2. Whom did Lincoln begin to fight with as he reached adolescence?
(a) His mother.
(b) His step-mother.
(c) His brothers.
(d) His father.

3. What did Lincoln do in his travels, following a man around the state?
(a) Campaign for office.
(b) Look for a wife.
(c) Raise money.
(d) Take on clients.

4. For what causes did Lincoln campaign?
(a) Lowering taxes.
(b) Increasing federal oversight of land speculation.
(c) Ending the displacement of Indians.
(d) Relocating the state capital.

5. Who was Mary Owens?
(a) The wife of Lincoln's partner.
(b) Lincoln's mother-in-law.
(c) Lincoln's sister-in-law.
(d) Lincoln's second fiancée.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Donald say Lincoln was ruled by in his early career?

2. When was Lincoln elected to Congress?

3. What did Lincoln mean by the phrase "cold, calculating, unimpassioned reason"?

4. What was the status of the family of Lincoln's father?

5. What was Lincoln's reaction to becoming engaged?

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