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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four: Revolt Against the Fathers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Robert Lincoln feel when his father was away on political trips?
(a) He was happy.
(b) He was bored.
(c) He missed him.
(d) He worried about him.

2. What bill did Stephen A. Douglas create?
(a) The Kansas-Nebraska Bill.
(b) The Missouri Bill.
(c) The Nebraska Bill.
(d) The Kansas Bill.

3. The Missouri Compromise was a line dividing the North and South, above which slavery was __________.
(a) Illegal and below which it was illegal in some states.
(b) Legal and below which it was illegal.
(c) Illegal and below which it was legal.
(d) Up to the private citizens.

4. When was Lincoln born?
(a) February 12, 1808.
(b) February 12, 1809.
(c) February 12, 1806.
(d) February 12, 1807.

5. The bill sparked what debates?
(a) Douglas-Buchanan.
(b) Lincoln-Douglas.
(c) Lincoln-Clay.
(d) Lincoln-Buchanan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lincoln wanted to run for a senate seat, but he could not. Why not?

2. Lincoln took a break from politics to focus on what?

3. During his candidacy, Lincoln was encouraged to write an autobiography for what reason?

4. Lincoln read newspapers voraciously, and was concerned about what?

5. Describe Robert Todd.

(see the answer key)

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