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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. Henry Clay was not a member of which political group?
(a) Senate
(b) Whigs
(c) Judicial Branch
(d) House of Representatives

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

3. Lincoln said that the soldiers "gave their lives that the _____ may live."
(a) Nation
(b) Union
(c) Memories of Heroes
(d) Founding Fathers

4. What state did Henry Clay represent?
(a) Ohio
(b) Virginia
(c) Louisiana
(d) Kentucky

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Daniel Webster was born in what state?

2. The translation of "Arete" is:

3. Which of these is not associated with the Culture of Death?

4. What was Theodore Parker's profession?

5. What was the preferred type of plays?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Lincoln claim was the founding document of the United States? Why?

2. What was the running joke between Lincoln and Stephen Douglas?

3. Complete this quote from Lincoln: "I do not perceive," he said, "that because the white man is to have the superior position that the Negro should be denied everything."

4. Spiritualism was very popular in Lincoln's time. List at three forms of spirituality practiced at this time and explain each.

5. What famous writers often used themes of the ancient Greeks in their works?

6. How did Lincoln's views on antislavery correspond to those of Theodore Parker?

7. Lincoln was known to "play to the crowd" during what important event?

8. Many claim that Lincoln had a natural ability to speak plainly. Is this statement true or false? Explain.

9. Garry Wills makes a specific comment about the changes in speech after Edward Everett made his speech at Gettysburg. What was the comment?

10. Both the North and South confessed to making mistakes in their battle plans. What were the mistakes?

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