View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Edward Stanton?
(a) The official who replaced Simon Cameron.
(b) A military strategist who advised Lincoln.
(c) The official whom Lincoln appointed as Secretary of State.
(d) The official whom Lincoln appointed as Secretary of Defense.

2. Who helped Lincoln gain Britain's support for the Civil War?
(a) Preston Brooks.
(b) Laurence Keitt.
(c) Charles Sumner.
(d) Stephen Douglas.

3. What did Lincoln advocate in his inauguration address?
(a) Preserving the Union.
(b) Compelling the South to return to the Union.
(c) Declaring war on the South.
(d) Reducing the tension over slavery.

4. What did Lincoln mean by the phrase "cold, calculating, unimpassioned reason"?
(a) How money should be allocated to different causes.
(b) How the benefits of taking land from Indians should be weighed.
(c) How men should enter marriage.
(d) How leaders should make decisions.

5. Who was Hannibal Hamlin?
(a) Lincoln's opponent.
(b) Lincoln's running mate.
(c) The head of the Illinois Republican Party.
(d) The Democratic nominee for President.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position did Douglas take in the Lincoln-Douglas debates?

2. When was Lincoln born?

3. What position did Lincoln hold after winning the 1852 election?

4. With whom did Lincoln ultimately replace McClellan?

5. For what causes did Lincoln campaign?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 224 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample