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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. How does Lincoln portray himself in "For, and Not Against the Union"?
(a) As a moderate.
(b) As a Catholic.
(c) As a slave owner.
(d) As an abolitionist.

2. What does Grace Bedell suggest Lincoln should do in the letter Lincoln answer to with "A Piece of Silly Affection" ?
(a) Grow a beard.
(b) Eat more food.
(c) Marry her.
(d) Meet her mother.

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

4. How many troops did Lincoln order to Fort Sumter in "To Suppress Said Combinations"?
(a) 25000.
(b) 75,000.
(c) 250000.
(d) 125000.

5. What did Lincoln urge Congress NOT to do in "The Tug Has to Come"?
(a) Give the south an extension on their taxes.
(b) Give the south any extension of slavery.
(c) Give the south the chance to gather forces.
(d) Give the south financial support.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Lincoln born?

2. Who did Lincoln campaign for according to "Can We Not Come Together, for the Future"?

3. When was Lincoln politically adrift in "Where I Now Stand"?

4. What did Lincoln belittle in "A Question of Interest"?

5. What battle was "Constantly Drilled, Disciplined, and Instructed" a response for?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Lincoln criticize James K. Polk?

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

3. What will tear the Union asunder according to Lincoln's address to the Young Men's Lyceum of Springfield?

4. What was Lincoln slow to recognize?

5. What does Lincoln state about a house?

6. What did the South do after Lincoln's election in "The Perpetuity of Popular Government"?

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

8. What does Lincoln express frustration with in regards to Henry Clay?

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

10. What policies does Lincoln advocate in his letter to the editor of the Sangamo Journal in 1836?

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