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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) Springfield
(b) Providence
(c) Morgantown
(d) Louisville

2. Who was William Herndon?
(a) Lincoln's law partner
(b) Davis' illegitimate son
(c) Wills' grandfather
(d) Lincoln's brother-in-law

3. Abraham Lincoln's depression was often referred to as _________________.
(a) Consumption
(b) Vapors
(c) Distonia
(d) Melancholy

4. Webster had successfully argued how many cases?
(a) 180
(b) 209
(c) 75
(d) 34

5. Everett's style was considered to be ______________.
(a) Subtle
(b) Overblown
(c) Controversial
(d) Stingy

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Andrew Curtin?

2. What metaphor may be used to describe this experience?

3. Lincoln's depression was considered to be a sign of _________________.

4. In what state did Lincoln grow up?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why was it important for Lincoln to avoid the issue of interracial marriage?

5. What was Daniel Webster's famous quote regarding the succession of the Confederacy?

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

7. What habit of Lincoln's was worrisome to his family? Why were they worried?

8. What political positions did Henry Clay hold?

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

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

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