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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following words were not used by Herndon to describe Lincoln?
(a) Cold
(b) Precise
(c) Calm
(d) Impulsive

2. Lincoln identified with what type of minister?
(a) Transcendentalist
(b) Conservative
(c) Moonie
(d) Baptist

3. How many is "four score and seven years"?
(a) 67
(b) 87
(c) 107
(d) 47

4. Which of the following was not mentioned as one of Parker's political concerns?
(a) Slave colonies
(b) Political conspiracy
(c) The Kansas-Nebraska Act
(d) Separation of church and state

5. Where is Gettysburg?
(a) Pennsylvania
(b) Maryland
(c) North Carolina
(d) Virginia

6. Wills says this about Lincoln, "He was a Transcendentalist without the ______."
(a) Stamina
(b) Nonsense
(c) Imagination
(d) Fuzziness

7. Unlike Lincoln's words, many speeches of the day were considered to be _________________.
(a) Endless
(b) Putrid
(c) Ornamental
(d) Flowery

8. The Culture of Death was considered to be ____________________.
(a) Foolish and a waste of time
(b) Required and revered
(c) Stylish and romantic
(d) Prudent and necessary

9. Lincoln originally assured Southerners that he would not argue against which act?
(a) Crittenden Amendment
(b) The Dred Scott Case
(c) The Kansas-Nebraska Act
(d) The Fugitive Slave Act

10. Lincoln often referred to the Declaration of Independence as representing what?
(a) Liberty
(b) Freedom
(c) Morality
(d) Ideals

11. According to the book, which of the following was allowed to become a slave territory?
(a) Jamaica
(b) Bahamas
(c) Tahiti
(d) Haiti

12. Lincoln's depression was considered to be a sign of _________________.
(a) Anger
(b) Malnutrition
(c) Allergies
(d) Genius

13. Lincoln believed that what action would help to deter slavery?
(a) Political speeches
(b) Imprisonment for slave owners
(c) Confinement
(d) New laws

14. Where did Everett teach?
(a) Brown
(b) Oxford
(c) Harvard
(d) Yale

15. To whom did Webster present his arguments?
(a) Supreme Court
(b) The New York Times
(c) American Medical Association
(d) Congress

Short Answer Questions

1. What was a favorite place for these followers to gather?

2. In what state did Lincoln grow up?

3. In what city did Lincoln grow up?

4. How many years did Henry Clay serve in politics?

5. Who was William Herndon?

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