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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through II. Half Slave and Half Free.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was still an unpopular stance at the time Lincoln wrote "Where I Now Stand"?
(a) Being pro-slavery.
(b) Being Republican.
(c) Being an abolitionist.
(d) Being a Democrat.

2. When was "A Moral, a Social, and a Political Wrong" written?
(a) 1856.
(b) 1857.
(c) 1860.
(d) 1858.

3. How does Lincoln portray himself in "For, and Not Against the Union"?
(a) As a moderate.
(b) As a Catholic.
(c) As a slave owner.
(d) As an abolitionist.

4. When was Lincoln born?
(a) 1801.
(b) 1809.
(c) 1810.
(d) 1812.

5. What were Kansas and Nebraska established as?
(a) Slave states.
(b) Free states.
(c) Confederate states.
(d) Border states.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age did Lincoln stop working on the family farm?

2. What is the most important characteristic of the ideal lawyer according to "Resolve to Be Honest"?

3. What skills attracted historians to Lincoln?

4. What financial advice did Lincoln give to lawyers in "Resolve to Be Honest"?

5. What would doom African American slaves according to "Public Sentiment"?

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