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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. In what city did Lincoln grow up?
(a) Louisville
(b) Morgantown
(c) Springfield
(d) Providence

2. Everett taught what famous writer?
(a) Ralph Waldo Emerson
(b) Henry David Thoreau
(c) Robert Frost
(d) Mark Twain

3. What was a favorite place for these followers to gather?
(a) Pool hall
(b) Someone's home
(c) Cemetery
(d) Ocean

4. In what month was the Gettysburg Address held?
(a) September
(b) October
(c) December
(d) November

5. 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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Lincoln's mind, which one of these things was not considered to be logical?

2. Lincoln said that one should hold firm as a ____ of steel.

3. Some believe that Lincoln wanted to be compared to what great historical figure?

4. What distinguishes us from savages?

5. When Lincoln would go off by himself, he referred to it as _______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. In addition to writing and oratory, what other art form was being revived at the time?

2. What were the two flowery and overstated things Lincoln wrote in a letter to James Conkling?

3. What was the game often played by John Hay and Lincoln after seeing a play?

4. What political positions did Henry Clay hold?

5. Why did Mrs. Lincoln engage in contact with the spirit world? How was this done?

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

7. Why did Mrs. Lincoln engage in contact with the spirit world? How was this done?

8. What are the most basic requirements for a speech?

9. Why was the Battle of Gettysburg such an important event?

10. From what ailment did Lincoln suffer? What would it be called today?

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