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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Grace Bedell suggest Lincoln should do in the letter Lincoln answer to with "A Piece of Silly Affection" ?
(a) Meet her mother.
(b) Grow a beard.
(c) Marry her.
(d) Eat more food.

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

4. What was considered improper at the time of the writing of "The Taste is in My Mouth"?
(a) Actively pursuing a seat at a convention.
(b) Getting on the ballot in primary elections.
(c) Actively seeking the presidential nomination.
(d) Actively seeking financial donations.

5. Who did Lincoln write "I Like the Letters Very Much" for?
(a) Mary Rosenthal.
(b) Sophia Henkins.
(c) Mary Todd.
(d) Roberta Marki.

6. When did Lincoln break his engagement to Mary Todd according to "The Most Miserable Man Living"?
(a) 1835.
(b) 1834.
(c) 1841.
(d) 1843.

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

8. What does Lincoln rail against in "It is the End of Us"?
(a) Southern troops.
(b) Southern cooking.
(c) Southern extortion attempts.
(d) Southern religious ideals.

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

10. How does Lincoln portray himself in "For, and Not Against the Union"?
(a) As a slave owner.
(b) As an abolitionist.
(c) As a Catholic.
(d) As a moderate.

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

12. When was "Right Makes Might" written?
(a) 1860.
(b) 1858.
(c) 1861.
(d) 1859.

13. When was the Kansas-Nebraska act signed according to "Our Republican Robe is Soiled"?
(a) 1854.
(b) 1857.
(c) 1856.
(d) 1855.

14. What did Lincoln stress in "The Union is Perpetual"?
(a) That the north would not pay for the crimes of the south.
(b) That the north had remained silent long enough.
(c) That the Union must stay together.
(d) That the north was free of sin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What state did Lincoln say would make a fine state on his own in "An Evil Tree Can Not Bring Forth Good Fruit"?

2. What skills attracted historians to Lincoln?

3. What was the worry according to "The Most Prompt, and Efficient Means"?

4. Where was Lincoln headed for according to "An Affectionate Farewell" ?

5. What did Lincoln want to wait for before deciding to take action according to "The Most Prompt, and Efficient Means"?

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