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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what war had the 1848 Whig party candidate served?
(a) The War of 1812.
(b) The Revolutionary War.
(c) The Mexican War.
(d) The Indian Wars.

2. What technological development allowed Lincoln to be home on the weekends?
(a) The telephone.
(b) The telegraph.
(c) The automobile.
(d) The steam engine

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

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

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

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

8. Where did Lincoln deliver an address in front of prominent Republican Party members?
(a) The National Mall.
(b) The Illinois Statehouse.
(c) Congress.
(d) Cooper Union.

9. Who was Mary Owens?
(a) Lincoln's second fiancée.
(b) Lincoln's mother-in-law.
(c) The wife of Lincoln's partner.
(d) Lincoln's sister-in-law.

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

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

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

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

14. Describe Lincoln's relationship with his stepmother.
(a) Harmonious.
(b) Distrustful.
(c) Invidious.
(d) Contentious.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Lincoln's career after the 1858 election?

2. Who was Joshua Speed?

3. What industry did Lincoln begin to represent in court after he returned to Illinois?

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

5. Where did Lincoln's father start out before he moved to Illinois?

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