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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Lincoln's law firm based?
(a) Logan County.
(b) Sangamon County.
(c) Menard County.
(d) Hampton County.

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

3. When did Lincoln's family move to Illinois?
(a) 1803.
(b) 1811.
(c) 1830.
(d) 1809.

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

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

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

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

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

9. Describe Lincoln's two children.
(a) Disciplined.
(b) Well-taught.
(c) Ambitious.
(d) Unruly.

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

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

12. Why was the Whig party divided against itself?
(a) Because of slavery.
(b) Because of state's rights.
(c) Because of international policies.
(d) Because of the gold standard.

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

14. Why did Lincoln decline to serve in the seat he was elected to in 1852?
(a) He wanted to break with the Republican Party.
(b) He wanted to work on unifying Republicans.
(c) He wanted to be appointed Senator.
(d) He wanted to spend more time with his family.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Lincoln do in order to escape the hard work his father had done?

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

4. What did Lincoln accuse Polk of, when he was serving as a Representative?

5. Describe Lincoln's relationship with his stepmother.

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