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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was "The Tug Has to Come" written?
(a) After his inauguration.
(b) Before Lincoln saw the election results.
(c) After Lincoln's election as President.
(d) When Lincoln announced he would accept the nomination.

2. When was the sketch in the "Prologue" written?
(a) 1857.
(b) 1858.
(c) 1859.
(d) 1860.

3. What did Lincoln want to wait for before deciding to take action according to "The Most Prompt, and Efficient Means"?
(a) A vote on secession by the Illinois state legislature.
(b) A vote on secession by the Kentucky state legislature.
(c) A vote on secession by the Maryland state legislature.
(d) A vote on secession by the North Carolina state legislature.

4. When was the Dred Scott case judged by the Supreme Court according to "All the Powers of Earth Seem Rapidly Combining Against Him"?
(a) 1859.
(b) 1856.
(c) 1859.
(d) 1857.

5. What is the most important characteristic of the ideal lawyer according to "Resolve to Be Honest"?
(a) Courage.
(b) Timeliness.
(c) Rhetoric skills.
(d) Diligence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lincoln rail against in "It is the End of Us"?

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

3. When was the Kansas-Nebraska act signed according to "Our Republican Robe is Soiled"?

4. What was "The Union is Perpetual" written for?

5. What was considered improper at the time of the writing of "The Taste is in My Mouth"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Lincoln hone his argument by the sixth debate in Illinois in 1858?

2. What did Lincoln stress in his inaugural address?

3. Why did Lincoln criticize James K. Polk?

4. What did Lincoln order?

5. What does the autobiographical sketch of Lincoln provide based on the "Prologue"?

6. When was Lincoln unusually emotional?

7. What effect did Lincoln's speech in February 1860 have?

8. What did Lincoln confess to Senator Lyman Trumbull?

9. What characteristics does Lincoln consider in the ideal lawyer?

10. What kind of existence did Lincoln's family lead?

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