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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who was the President when Lincoln served in the Senate?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Polk.
(c) Harrison.
(d) Taylor.

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

6. What phrase did Lincoln introduce into the debate over slavery?
(a) Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
(b) All for one and one for all.
(c) E Pluribus Unum (From many, one).
(d) A house divided against itself cannot stand.

7. Whom did Lincoln follow around through his home county?
(a) Other lawyers.
(b) The district judge.
(c) His business partner.
(d) Newspapermen.

8. Describe the relationship between Lincoln's wife and his business partner.
(a) Polite.
(b) Intimate.
(c) Amicable.
(d) Hostile.

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

10. What happened to Lincoln's career as he was being considered for President in 1860?
(a) His law firm was languishing.
(b) He was too busy to work for his law firm.
(c) He was taking on business but not seeing it through.
(d) His career was taking off.

11. What was the issue at the heart of the issue that brought Lincoln back to politics?
(a) The Monroe Doctrine.
(b) Popular sovereignty.
(c) The Gold Standard.
(d) Manifest Destiny.

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

13. What issue returned Lincoln to politics?
(a) The Fugitive Slave Law.
(b) The Statehood of Illinois.
(c) The Missouri Compromise.
(d) The Kansas-Nebraska Act.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What technological development allowed Lincoln to be home on the weekends?

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

3. What was Lincoln's party?

4. When did Lincoln's family move to Illinois?

5. What does Donald say Lincoln was ruled by in his early career?

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