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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Southern States.
(d) Republicans.

2. Who was "More Painful Than Pleasant" intended for?
(a) Lincoln's mother.
(b) Lincoln's sister.
(c) Lincoln's step-brother.
(d) Lincoln's father.

3. What was still an unpopular stance at the time Lincoln wrote "Where I Now Stand"?
(a) Being an abolitionist.
(b) Being a Democrat.
(c) Being Republican.
(d) Being pro-slavery.

4. Who did Lincoln face in the senatorial election according to "A House Divided"?
(a) Arthur Hayne.
(b) Charles Pinckney.
(c) John Hunter.
(d) Stephen Douglas.

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

6. What did Lincoln profess was needed to maintain America's political institutions?
(a) Education.
(b) Restraint and self control.
(c) Will power.
(d) Desire for expansion.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. Who did Lincoln belittle in "Bow to It I Never Will"?
(a) A Democratic party plan.
(b) A Know Nothing party plan.
(c) A Republican party plan.
(d) A Whig party plan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the most important characteristic of the ideal lawyer according to "Resolve to Be Honest"?

2. What did Lincoln consider the Civil War to be a test of according to "A People's Contest"?

3. Why did Lincoln vote for Polk's military spending bills?

4. What financial advice did Lincoln give to lawyers in "Resolve to Be Honest"?

5. What was Lincoln slow to recognize the true gravity of in "There is No Cause for Such Fears"?

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