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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What position did Stephen Douglas hold when Lincoln returned to politics?
(a) Illinois Governor.
(b) Judge.
(c) U.S. Senator.
(d) U.S. Representative.

2. Where did Lincoln's father start out before he moved to Illinois?
(a) North Carolina.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) Virginia.

3. About what did Lincoln speak out against as a Representative?
(a) The beginnings of the Mexican War.
(b) The dislocation of the Cherokee.
(c) The continuation of the Monroe Doctrine.
(d) The Spanish-American War.

4. Why did Lincoln have to hand over his earnings to his father?
(a) In order to help with the family finances.
(b) He was still living at home.
(c) He was under 21.
(d) He was not married yet.

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.

6. What was the first election Lincoln won?
(a) To lead a company of volunteers.
(b) For state senator.
(c) For mayor.
(d) For state legislature.

7. What did Lincoln do in his travels, following a man around the state?
(a) Take on clients.
(b) Look for a wife.
(c) Campaign for office.
(d) Raise money.

8. When was Lincoln elected to Congress?
(a) 1842.
(b) 1852.
(c) 1846.
(d) 1847.

9. What was the status of the family of Lincoln's father?
(a) Destitute.
(b) Prosperous.
(c) Rich.
(d) Poor.

10. What did Lincoln work on after the 1852 election?
(a) Getting Fillmore elected.
(b) Getting reelected.
(c) Developing a platform for the Representation.
(d) Fighting slavery.

11. Whom did Lincoln support in the 1852 Presidential campaign?
(a) Zachary Taylor.
(b) Winfield Scott.
(c) William King.
(d) Millard Fillmore.

12. How did Lincoln come to settle in New Salem, Illinois?
(a) He lived there while he went to school.
(b) He married there.
(c) He was nominated for mayor there.
(d) By accident.

13. From where did Lincoln know Mary Owens?
(a) A family he knew in Virginia.
(b) A family he met in Illinois.
(c) A family he knew in New Salem.
(d) A family he had worked for in Indiana.

14. What was the result of Lincoln's campaign against Douglas?
(a) He won but refused to serve.
(b) He lost but was appointed to the seat when Douglas did not take it.
(c) He lost the election.
(d) He won but was appointed district judge.

15. Describe Lincoln's schooling.
(a) He was not schooled much because he had to work with the family.
(b) He was the first child sent away to school.
(c) He was schooled at home by his parents.
(d) He studied a little but never distinguished himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Lincoln called the 'Lone Star'?

2. What did Lincoln believe he inherited from his grandmother?

3. Who was Mary Todd?

4. Who was Stephen Douglas?

5. What did Lincoln do after his election to President in 1860?

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