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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. When was Lincoln born?
(a) 1809.
(b) 1811.
(c) 1822.
(d) 1798.

2. Describe the temperament of Lincoln's wife.
(a) Subservient.
(b) Genial.
(c) Subdued.
(d) Fiery.

3. For whose nomination for President did Lincoln campaign?
(a) Grant.
(b) Taylor.
(c) Harrison.
(d) Polk.

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

5. What did Lincoln accuse Polk of, when he was serving as a Representative?
(a) Starting a war illegally.
(b) Corruption.
(c) Cronyism.
(d) Dishonesty.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Describe Lincoln's relationship with his ancestry.

3. Where did Lincoln deliver an address in front of prominent Republican Party members?

4. Why was Lincoln called the 'Lone Star'?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was popular sovereignty and what role did it play in the politics of the 1850s.

2. How much is known about Lincoln's ancestry?

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

4. Describe Lincoln's temperament as a politician.

5. Describe Lincoln's retirement from politics.

6. What was Lincoln's relationship with his stepmother like?

7. When did Lincoln start his family?

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

9. What part did Lincoln's private life play in the years after he returned to Springfield?

10. How did Lincoln finally get married?

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