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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Lincoln elected in the state legislature according to "I Shall Be Governed By Their Will"?
(a) 1836.
(b) 1835.
(c) 1834.
(d) 1837.

2. What does Lincoln not believe in according to "The Social and Political Equality of the Races"?
(a) Negotiations.
(b) Emancipation.
(c) Racial equality.
(d) War.

3. Who criticized Lincoln's handling of Fremont according to "I Cannot Assume the Reckless Position"?
(a) Caldwell Browning.
(b) Jacob Quincy.
(c) Orville Browning.
(d) John Quincy.

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

5. What were the southern states doing at the time of "The Tug Has to Come"?
(a) Putting secession in motion.
(b) Hid their money from Lincoln.
(c) Wrote a letter to Lincoln.
(d) Paid their dues.

6. What is the topic of "More Painful Than Pleasant"?
(a) The imminent death of Lincoln's sister.
(b) The imminent death of Lincoln's father.
(c) The imminent death of Lincoln's mother.
(d) The imminent death of Lincoln's brother in law.

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

8. What charge did Lincoln answer to in "I am Not a Member of Any Church" ?
(a) Being an atheist.
(b) Being Catholic.
(c) Being Mornon.
(d) Being Franc Masson.

9. When was the sketch in the "Prologue" written?
(a) 1859.
(b) 1857.
(c) 1860.
(d) 1858.

10. What does Lincoln say of secession in"The Union is Perpetual"?
(a) That it would hurt the economy.
(b) That it could be necessary, but not in this case.
(c) That no state had the right to secede.
(d) That it would be the cause of financial collapse.

11. What did Lincoln see as advantageous when writing "I Accept the Nomination"?
(a) Being vague about policy.
(b) Being clear about his political allies.
(c) Being specific about policy.
(d) Being clear about his enemies in the south.

12. What kind of education did Lincoln mostly rely on according to the "Preface"?
(a) Some college.
(b) Self education.
(c) Post graduate studies.
(d) High school.

13. What did the Whigs support according to "Bow to It I Never Will"?
(a) Emancipation.
(b) Trade with England.
(c) A strong national bank.
(d) Small banks.

14. How many troops did Lincoln order to Fort Sumter in "To Suppress Said Combinations"?
(a) 25000.
(b) 75,000.
(c) 250000.
(d) 125000.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who made the charge Lincoln answered to in "I am Not a Member of Any Church" ?

2. Who was "An Affectionate Farewell" intended for?

3. What order did John Fremont give according to "To Conform to the Act of Congress"?

4. What does Lincoln rail against in "It is the End of Us"?

5. Who did Lincoln write "I Like the Letters Very Much" for?

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