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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Preface, Prologue, and I. Peculiar Ambition.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Mary Todd and Lincoln reconcile?
(a) 1841.
(b) 1834.
(c) 1843.
(d) 1835.

2. What is the topic of "More Painful Than Pleasant"?
(a) The imminent death of Lincoln's mother.
(b) The imminent death of Lincoln's brother in law.
(c) The imminent death of Lincoln's father.
(d) The imminent death of Lincoln's sister.

3. What did Lincoln profess was needed to maintain America's political institutions?
(a) Will power.
(b) Education.
(c) Desire for expansion.
(d) Restraint and self control.

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

5. Why did Lincoln vote for Polk's military spending bills?
(a) His district was pro-war.
(b) He did not want to endanger the troops.
(c) He felt it would give me political gain.
(d) He was pro-war.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Lincoln not comfortable with according to the editor?

2. When did Lincoln break his engagement to Mary Todd according to "The Most Miserable Man Living"?

3. What kind of education did Lincoln mostly rely on according to the "Preface"?

4. When did Polk start a war with Mexico according to "No One Man Should Hold the Power"?

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

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