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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the author Eric Foner born?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1951.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1943.

2. To what political party did John C. Fremont belong?
(a) The Republican Party.
(b) The Democratic Party.
(c) The Free Soil Party.
(d) The Whig Party.

3. What was a short-lived political party in the United States active in the 1848 and 1852 presidential elections?
(a) The Whig Party.
(b) The Democratic Party.
(c) The Free Soil Party.
(d) The Republican Party.

4. To what state did Abraham Lincoln's family move when he was seven years old?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) Illinois.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) Indiana.

5. What refers to a form of communication that is aimed at influencing the attitude of a community toward some cause or position so as to benefit oneself or one's group?
(a) Publication.
(b) Propaganda.
(c) Tabloid.
(d) Insurrection.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the 1840s, most of Lincoln's income was derived from what?

2. In what year did Lincoln deliver a speech against the current president, criticizing his policy regarding Mexico and the struggle that was taking place between the United States and Mexico?

3. What political party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the contemporary U.S. political spectrum?

4. In the late 1850s, Lincoln argued that what would be much more profitable if brought to the South because the workers would much better motivated to work if they were promised wages at the end of the day?

5. Who was the 13th President of the United States?

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