View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What was Lincoln beginning to be known for after years of traveling the court circuit?
(a) Ambition.
(b) Caginess.
(c) Diligence.
(d) Honesty.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Lincoln come to settle in New Salem, Illinois?

2. In what war had the 1848 Whig party candidate served?

3. When did Lincoln begin to cultivate his intellect?

4. For what causes did Lincoln campaign?

5. What phrase did Lincoln introduce into the debate over slavery?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Lincoln's involvement in the 1848 Presidential election?

2. How were senators chosen in the 1850s?

3. Describe Lincoln's temperament as a politician.

4. Describe Abraham Lincoln's period of aimlessness in Illinois.

5. What did Lincoln do after he lost to Douglas?

6. Describe the beginnings of the Civil War.

7. How did Lincoln end up back in Springfield?

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

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

10. How did Lincoln leave his affairs in Illinois when he went to Washington, DC to start his term in Congress?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 732 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample