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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who was Joshua Speed?
(a) Lincoln's running partner.
(b) Lincoln's father-in-law.
(c) Lincoln's business partner.
(d) A shopkeeper and Lincoln's roommate.

5. When was Lincoln elected to Congress?
(a) 1846.
(b) 1847.
(c) 1842.
(d) 1852.

Short Answer Questions

1. What issue returned Lincoln to politics?

2. Describe Lincoln's military career.

3. Whose seat was Lincoln gunning for in 1858?

4. How did Lincoln complete his journey from Springfield to Washington, DC?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Lincoln-Douglas debates.

2. What was Lincoln's early relationship with his father like?

3. How was Lincoln's Presidential campaign conducted?

4. Describe the Lincolns' moves.

5. What was the state of the Whig party in Illinois and elsewhere, during Lincoln's tenure?

6. Describe Lincoln's arrival in Springfield and early law practice.

7. When did Lincoln start his family?

8. How did Lincoln's legal practice bring him into questions of statewide or national importance?

9. Describe Lincoln's entrance into politics.

10. Compare and contrast Lincoln's relationship with his wife and his relationship with his partner, William Herndon.

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