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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What theory is Lincoln supporting in "Opens the Way for All"?
(a) The theory of appropriation.
(b) The value theory.
(c) The mudsill theory.
(d) The free labor theory.

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

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

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

5. When was "A House Divided" written?
(a) 1859.
(b) 1854.
(c) 1858.
(d) 1857.

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

7. What were Kansas and Nebraska established as?
(a) Slave states.
(b) Confederate states.
(c) Free states.
(d) Border states.

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

9. When was Lincoln first elected to Congress?
(a) 1850.
(b) 1842.
(c) 1845.
(d) 1846.

10. 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 brother in law.
(d) The imminent death of Lincoln's mother.

11. What did Lincoln consider the Civil War to be a test of according to "A People's Contest"?
(a) Human resolve.
(b) Lincoln himself.
(c) Democracy.
(d) Republican ideals.

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

13. What battle was "Constantly Drilled, Disciplined, and Instructed" a response for?
(a) Battle of Dry Wood Creek.
(b) Battle of Bull Run.
(c) Battle of Rich Mountain.
(d) Battle of Wilson's Creek.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was "I Shall Be Governed By Their Will" written?

3. What does Lincoln say of secession in"The Union is Perpetual"?

4. Why did Lincoln write "I am Young and Unknown"?

5. When was "Right Makes Might" written?

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