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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. At what age did Lincoln stop working on the family farm?
(a) 15.
(b) 23.
(c) 18.
(d) 21.

2. What did Lincoln see as advantageous when writing "I Accept the Nomination"?
(a) Being specific about policy.
(b) Being vague about policy.
(c) Being clear about his political allies.
(d) Being clear about his enemies in the south.

3. When did Lincoln break his engagement to Mary Todd according to "The Most Miserable Man Living"?
(a) 1841.
(b) 1834.
(c) 1835.
(d) 1843.

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

5. When was Lincoln first elected to Congress?
(a) 1845.
(b) 1850.
(c) 1842.
(d) 1846.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Mary Todd and Lincoln reconcile?

2. What line of the Declaration did Lincoln cite in"All the Powers of Earth Seem Rapidly Combining Against Him"?

3. What theory is Lincoln supporting in "Opens the Way for All"?

4. Who did Lincoln write "I Like the Letters Very Much" for?

5. Who was "More Painful Than Pleasant" intended for?

(see the answer key)

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