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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Lincoln do when he returned to Illinois?
(a) Returned to his law practice.
(b) Worked in the Federal Land Office.
(c) Acted as Governor.
(d) Campaigned for reelection.

2. What does Donald say Lincoln was ruled by in his early career?
(a) Sentiment.
(b) Religiousness.
(c) Passions.
(d) Reason.

3. What did Lincoln advocate in his inauguration address?
(a) Reducing the tension over slavery.
(b) Declaring war on the South.
(c) Compelling the South to return to the Union.
(d) Preserving the Union.

4. What document justified the controversial step Lincoln took during the Civil War?
(a) The Articles of Confederation.
(b) The Declaration of Independence.
(c) The Constitution.
(d) None of the answers is correct.

5. What was Lincoln's feeling about slavery?
(a) He campaigned strongly to end it.
(b) He was against it, but disliked abolitionists' methods.
(c) He did not want to end it, but did not want to allow it into new territories either.
(d) He tried to avoid taking a stance on it, but put economic issues first.

Short Answer Questions

1. Describe Lincoln's relationship with his stepmother.

2. What was Lincoln waiting for before making the Emancipation Proclamation?

3. How were things going for the Union in 1862?

4. What happened to Lincoln's support at the beginning of the Civil War?

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

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