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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 was "I Shall Be Governed By Their Will" written?
(a) 1835.
(b) 1836.
(c) 1834.
(d) 1837.

2. What financial advice did Lincoln give to lawyers in "Resolve to Be Honest"?
(a) Not to charge exorbitant fees.
(b) Charge what the client could afford.
(c) Make as much money as possible.
(d) Spent one day a month doing pro bono work.

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

4. Who was "More Painful Than Pleasant" intended for?
(a) Lincoln's father.
(b) Lincoln's mother.
(c) Lincoln's step-brother.
(d) Lincoln's sister.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Lincoln belittle in "Bow to It I Never Will"?

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

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

4. When was the sketch in the "Prologue" written?

5. Why did Lincoln vote for Polk's military spending bills?

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