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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Five: Years of Meteors.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Sixteen-year-old Abraham grew estranged from his farmer father. Why?
(a) His father wanted him to be educated.
(b) His father did not understand his son's desire to be President.
(c) His father did not understand his son's desire for education.
(d) His father was cruel and unfeeling.

4. What school did Lincoln attend irregularly between ages 11 and 15, developing interests in reading, poetry, penmanship, and the early years of the American Republic?
(a) The "blab school."
(b) A parochial school.
(c) A private school.
(d) A boarding school.

5. Who was Lincoln's idol?
(a) Benjamin Harrison.
(b) William Henry Harrison.
(c) Clay Aiken.
(d) Henry Clay.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Lincoln born?

2. From what did Nancy Lincoln die?

3. Though Buchanan sent men to use patronage in Lincoln's favor, Lincoln was wary of accepting favors from anyone. Why?

4. After inauguration, the President passed what, declaring the Declaration a white man's document, and that Congress had no right to prohibit slavery in any of the territories?

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

(see the answer key)

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