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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 "Right Makes Might" written?
(a) 1858.
(b) 1860.
(c) 1859.
(d) 1861.

2. Who was the United States threatened by according to "Cold, Calculating, Unimpassioned Reason"?
(a) By Mexico.
(b) By forces within.
(c) By slaves.
(d) By Canada.

3. When did Polk start a war with Mexico according to "No One Man Should Hold the Power"?
(a) 1850.
(b) 1852.
(c) 1848.
(d) 1846.

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

5. What does Lincoln say of secession in"The Union is Perpetual"?
(a) That no state had the right to secede.
(b) That it would be the cause of financial collapse.
(c) That it would hurt the economy.
(d) That it could be necessary, but not in this case.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who could not become a citizen of the United States according to the Dred Scott ruling?

2. Who did Lincoln belittle in "Bow to It I Never Will"?

3. What was Lincoln little patience with according to "Grumbling Despatches and Letters"?

4. What charge did Lincoln answer to in "I am Not a Member of Any Church" ?

5. What kind of education did Lincoln mostly rely on according to the "Preface"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lincoln state about a house?

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

3. When was Lincoln unusually emotional?

4. What was Lincoln slow to recognize?

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

6. What concerns did Lincoln have regarding the Maryland state legislature?

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

8. What did Lincoln stress in his inaugural address?

9. What is the legitimate object of government according to Lincoln in "Half Slave and Half Free"?

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

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