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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was "For a Vast Future Also" intended for?
(a) Mayors.
(b) Generals.
(c) The Confederacy.
(d) Congress.

2. What was "The Union is Perpetual" written for?
(a) A letter to his constituents.
(b) A letter to his wife.
(c) His first speech to Congress.
(d) His inaugural address.

3. What was to become of Alexander Stephens according to the editor?
(a) He would leave the Confederacy for the Union.
(b) He would become president of the Confederacy.
(c) He would become the first General in the Confederacy.
(d) He would become vice president of the Confederacy.

4. At what age did Lincoln stop working on the family farm?
(a) 18.
(b) 23.
(c) 15.
(d) 21.

5. When was "I am Young and Unknown" written?
(a) 1829.
(b) 1833.
(c) 1834.
(d) 1832.

6. What financial advice did Lincoln give to lawyers in "Resolve to Be Honest"?
(a) Make as much money as possible.
(b) Spent one day a month doing pro bono work.
(c) Charge what the client could afford.
(d) Not to charge exorbitant fees.

7. What did Lincoln belittle in "A Question of Interest"?
(a) A political opponent.
(b) A Southern slave owner.
(c) Pro-slavery positions.
(d) Emancipation proposition.

8. What did Lincoln say was one of government's most important roles in "The Legitimate Object of Government"?
(a) Address crimes and wrongdoing.
(b) Wedge war.
(c) Support the economy.
(d) Raise taxes.

9. What charges was "Blowing Out the Moral Lights Around Us" a response to?
(a) Lincoln being an abolitionist.
(b) Lincoln being a politician.
(c) Lincoln being pro-slavery.
(d) Lincoln being a pacifist.

10. What order did John Fremont give according to "To Conform to the Act of Congress"?
(a) To free slaves of disloyal residents.
(b) To free slaves of plantation owners.
(c) To free slaves in three cities.
(d) To free slaves of captured soldiers.

11. Why did Lincoln write "I am Young and Unknown"?
(a) To introduce himself during his first run for office.
(b) To see if people liked his political agenda.
(c) To discuss the politics of an opponent.
(d) To test his rhetoric.

12. What is the topic of "Founded on Both Injustice and Bad Policy"?
(a) Democracy.
(b) Slavery.
(c) Constituional amendments.
(d) Military power over the civilians.

13. Where was Lincoln headed for according to "An Affectionate Farewell" ?
(a) Florida.
(b) Boston.
(c) New York.
(d) Washington.

14. Who did Lincoln offend in "A House Divided" according to "Construed So Differently from Any Thing Intended by Me"?
(a) Southern plantation owners.
(b) Democrats.
(c) Republicans.
(d) Southern States.

15. What skills attracted historians to Lincoln?
(a) His rhetoric skills.
(b) His military skills.
(c) His negotiating skills.
(d) His penmanship.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Kansas-Nebraska act signed according to "Our Republican Robe is Soiled"?

2. When was Lincoln first elected to Congress?

3. What would doom African American slaves according to "Public Sentiment"?

4. Who was the United States threatened by according to "Cold, Calculating, Unimpassioned Reason"?

5. What were the southern states doing at the time of "The Tug Has to Come"?

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