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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Lincoln do when he returned to Illinois?

2. Whose seat was Lincoln gunning for in 1858?

3. What was the result of Lincoln's campaign against Douglas?

4. Who was Stephen Douglas?

5. Who was Mary Todd?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe Lincoln's entrance into politics.

5. Describe the Lincolns' moves.

6. How did Lincoln end up back in Springfield?

7. When did Lincoln start his family?

8. Describe Lincoln's temperament as a politician.

9. What positions did Lincoln take in his career as a Whig legislator?

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

(see the answer keys)

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