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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who was Stephen Logan?
(a) Lincoln's father-in-law.
(b) Lincoln's law partner.
(c) Lincoln's colleague.
(d) Lincoln's roommate.

3. When did Lincoln begin to cultivate his intellect?
(a) After marrying.
(b) After losing an election.
(c) After law school.
(d) After being elected to the legislature.

4. Why did Lincoln move back to Illinois after his first term in Washington, DC?
(a) He lost the election for his own seat.
(b) He was not chosen as the candidate who would run for his own seat.
(c) He retired from the House.
(d) He wanted to spend more time with his family.

5. What did Lincoln believe he inherited from his grandmother?
(a) Depression.
(b) Determination.
(c) Independence.
(d) Diligence.

6. When was Lincoln married?
(a) 1811.
(b) 1830.
(c) 1842.
(d) 1847.

7. Whom did Lincoln begin to fight with as he reached adolescence?
(a) His mother.
(b) His father.
(c) His brothers.
(d) His step-mother.

8. When did the Southern states secede?
(a) Before Lincoln's inauguration.
(b) Immediately after the 1860 election.
(c) The day of Lincoln's inauguration.
(d) As soon as Lincoln was inaugurated.

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

10. Describe the temperament of Lincoln's wife.
(a) Subdued.
(b) Subservient.
(c) Fiery.
(d) Genial.

11. What happened to Lincoln's career after the 1858 election?
(a) He was abandoned by the Republican Party.
(b) He began to enjoy a reputation outside of Illinois.
(c) He was invited to serve as a diplomat to France.
(d) He declined to enter into national politics until the Illinois state Republican Party was unified.

12. What was Lincoln's feeling about slavery?
(a) He tried to avoid taking a stance on it, but put economic issues first.
(b) He was against it, but disliked abolitionists' methods.
(c) He campaigned strongly to end it.
(d) He did not want to end it, but did not want to allow it into new territories either.

13. Who was John Todd Stuart?
(a) Lincoln's first client.
(b) Lincoln's father-in-law.
(c) Lincoln's business partner.
(d) Lincoln's roommate.

14. How were U.S. Senators elected in the 1850s?
(a) By U.S. Representatives.
(b) By the populace.
(c) By state senators.
(d) By the Electoral College.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was the Whig party divided against itself?

2. What happened to Lincoln's career as he was being considered for President in 1860?

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

4. Where did Lincoln's law clients come from?

5. Who was the initial favorite for the nomination for President in the 1860 race?

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