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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose seat was Lincoln gunning for in 1858?
(a) Millard Fillmore's.
(b) Jefferson Davis's.
(c) James Buchanan's.
(d) Stephen Douglas's.

2. What position did Douglas take in the Lincoln-Douglas debates?
(a) He attacked popular sovereignty.
(b) He defended popular sovereignty.
(c) He attacked the federal government.
(d) He attacked slavery.

3. What industry did Lincoln begin to represent in court after he returned to Illinois?
(a) Exporters.
(b) Cattlemen.
(c) Railroad.
(d) Farmers.

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

5. How did Lincoln get involved with the Republican Party?
(a) He was nominated to be their candidate for U.S. legislature.
(b) He was nominated to be their candidate for U.S. Senate.
(c) He was nominated to be their candidate for state legislature.
(d) He was nominated to be their candidate for U.S. President.

6. What position was Lincoln offered when he left Washington, DC.?
(a) Governor of Oregon.
(b) Vice President.
(c) Governor of Illinois.
(d) Director of the Federal Land Office.

7. For whose nomination for President did Lincoln campaign?
(a) Polk.
(b) Harrison.
(c) Taylor.
(d) Grant.

8. Where did Lincoln's law clients come from?
(a) His hometown.
(b) Vandalia.
(c) Local towns in Illinois.
(d) Springfield.

9. Who was Mary Todd?
(a) Lincoln's sister-in-law.
(b) Lincoln's mother-in-law.
(c) Lincoln's wife.
(d) Lincoln's second fiancé.

10. How does Donald describe the effect of Lincoln's loss of his mother?
(a) It made Lincoln depressed and moody.
(b) It made Lincoln territorial and angry.
(c) It made Lincoln protective of his family.
(d) It made Lincoln staunch in his views.

11. What did Lincoln do when he returned to Illinois?
(a) Worked in the Federal Land Office.
(b) Campaigned for reelection.
(c) Returned to his law practice.
(d) Acted as Governor.

12. How did Lincoln complete his journey from Springfield to Washington, DC?
(a) Amid Republican Party infighting.
(b) With unprecedented security.
(c) With great fanfare.
(d) At night in disguise.

13. What does Donald say Lincoln was ruled by in his early career?
(a) Religiousness.
(b) Reason.
(c) Passions.
(d) Sentiment.

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

15. What position did Lincoln give to William Seward?
(a) Secretary of Interior.
(b) Secretary of State.
(c) Secretary of Treasury.
(d) Secretary of Defense.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Lincoln move back to Illinois after his first term in Washington, DC?

2. What did Lincoln work on after the 1858 election?

3. Who was John Todd Stuart?

4. What did Lincoln mean by the phrase "cold, calculating, unimpassioned reason"?

5. What did Lincoln advocate in his inauguration address?

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