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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. In 1832, what was Lincoln's first venture into political platforms?
(a) He ran for the school board.
(b) He ran for Congress.
(c) He ran for state legislature.
(d) He ran for town council.

2. In October 1839 the Whigs held a convention and endorsed who for President, beginning the so-called Log and Cabin Campaign?
(a) William Henry Harrison.
(b) Benjamin Harrison.
(c) Henry Clay.
(d) John Adams.

3. Why did Lincoln write to Mary Owens to release her from their engagement?
(a) He knew she did not want to marry him.
(b) He was poor, did not feel he could provide for her, and did not think she would want to live in poverty while he tried to make something of himself.
(c) He no longer loved her.
(d) He no longer wanted to get married.

4. How did Lincoln feel without Mary?
(a) Content.
(b) Worried.
(c) Relieved.
(d) Depressed.

5. On the way down the river to New Orleans, what happened to Lincoln and his friend's raft?
(a) It got stuck across a dam in New Salem.
(b) It sank.
(c) It got stuck on a dock.
(d) It was destroyed by rebels.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lincoln and Mary resolved to be friends, and even wrote what together?

2. After moving to Springfield, how did Lincoln feel?

3. When was Lincoln born?

4. Why did Thomas Lincoln go back to Kentucky to bring home a new wife, Sarah Bush Johnston, or "Sally?"

5. When did the Lincolns move to central Illinois?

(see the answer key)

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