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

2. What skills attracted historians to Lincoln?
(a) His military skills.
(b) His negotiating skills.
(c) His penmanship.
(d) His rhetoric skills.

3. When did Polk start a war with Mexico according to "No One Man Should Hold the Power"?
(a) 1846.
(b) 1852.
(c) 1850.
(d) 1848.

4. What kind of education did Lincoln mostly rely on according to the "Preface"?
(a) Self education.
(b) Some college.
(c) Post graduate studies.
(d) High school.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Lincoln first elected to Congress?

2. When was Lincoln elected in the state legislature according to "I Shall Be Governed By Their Will"?

3. When was "Founded on Both Injustice and Bad Policy" written?

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

5. When was "I am Young and Unknown" written?

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