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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Why Should the Spirit of Man Not be Proud?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lincoln preached what?
(a) Imperialism.
(b) Reason and calculated solutions rather than impassioned demonstrations.
(c) Impassioned demonstrations rather than reason and calculated solutions.
(d) Isolationism.

2. Where were the Lincolns married?
(a) Edwards mansion.
(b) Lincoln's home.
(c) The Courthouse.
(d) St. Paul's Cathedral.

3. How did Lincoln feel about this scandal?
(a) Happy.
(b) Worried.
(c) Angry.
(d) Ashamed.

4. Lincoln read newspapers voraciously, and was concerned about what?
(a) The contrast in socio-economic levels.
(b) Large company monopolies.
(c) Equality between men and women.
(d) Race riots between white men and abolitionists.

5. Why did Lincoln not drink alcohol?
(a) He did not like the taste of it.
(b) He could not afford it.
(c) It threatened his self-control.
(d) He was very religious.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the way down the river to New Orleans, what happened to Lincoln and his friend's raft?

2. How did Lincoln feel without Mary?

3. In October 1839 the Whigs held a convention and endorsed who for President, beginning the so-called Log and Cabin Campaign?

4. What was Abraham's first job?

5. In 1832, what was Lincoln's first venture into political platforms?

(see the answer key)

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