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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Abraham Lincoln prefer to read aloud?
(a) To sound out new words.
(b) To ease his stuttering.
(c) To hear his inflection.
(d) To hone his oratory skills.

2. With what movement is Wendell Phillips associated?
(a) The democratic movement.
(b) The socialist movement.
(c) The progressive movement.
(d) The abolitionist movement.

3. What was the Constitution based upon?
(a) Greek and Roman political philosophy.
(b) European tradition mixed with revolutionary philosophy.
(c) Experience and observation.
(d) Fragments of English political philosophy.

4. At what age did Abraham Lincoln become Speaker of the House in Illinois?
(a) 32.
(b) 38.
(c) 21.
(d) 28.

5. What position did John C. Calhoun hold in James Monroe's cabinet?
(a) Vice-president.
(b) Secretary of War.
(c) Attorney General.
(d) Secretary of State.

6. Which state did Andrew Jackson threaten to conquer in Chapter 4?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Virginia.
(d) South Carolina.

7. According to Hofstadter, what main problem did free slaves face?
(a) Education.
(b) Transportation.
(c) Voting rights.
(d) Unemployment.

8. In which state was Abraham Lincoln raised?
(a) Iowa.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) Illinois.
(d) Virginia.

9. Who won the presidential election in 1832?
(a) John Floyd.
(b) Henry Clay.
(c) Andrew Jackson.
(d) John C. Calhoun.

10. As president, which institution did Andrew Jackson allow to expire?
(a) The Bank of the Congress.
(b) The Second Bank of the United States.
(c) The Bank of North America.
(d) The First Bank of the United States.

11. What did the Founders design the Constitution to protect?
(a) The laws of the nation.
(b) The nation from outside forces.
(c) Freedom from interference.
(d) The government from the people.

12. Who won the presidential election in 1824?
(a) William Crawford.
(b) Henry Clay.
(c) John Quincy Adams.
(d) Andrew Jackson.

13. Which act gave Abraham Lincoln the opportunity to use slavery as a political issue?
(a) The Writ Act.
(b) The Militia Act.
(c) The Kansas-Nebraska Act.
(d) The Emancipation Proclamation.

14. How did the Founders separate power at the Federal level?
(a) Between the members of the Presidential Cabinet.
(b) Between Congress and the President.
(c) Between presidents, legislators, and judges.
(d) Between the Pentagon, the Congress, and the President.

15. What concern did Abraham Lincoln have about secession?
(a) Its morality.
(b) The loss to the economy.
(c) The division of families.
(d) Its legality.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Wendell Phillips want to prevent people from becoming?

2. What practice among Northern factories did John C. Calhoun condemn?

3. Why did Wendell Phillips become estranged from William Lloyd Garrison?

4. How did John C. Calhoun believe the North was attempting to gain political control over new states?

5. What concern did Abraham Lincoln have about white laborers?

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