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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was "The Tug Has to Come" written?
(a) After his inauguration.
(b) Before Lincoln saw the election results.
(c) After Lincoln's election as President.
(d) When Lincoln announced he would accept the nomination.

2. Who was "The Most Prompt, and Efficient Means" intended for?
(a) Lincoln's Generals at Illinois.
(b) Lincoln's Generals at Kentucky.
(c) Lincoln's Generals in North Carolina.
(d) Lincoln's Generals in Maryland.

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

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

5. Why did Lincoln want troops to be raised in "To Suppress Said Combinations"?
(a) To put down the Southern rebellion.
(b) To show strength.
(c) To assuage fears.
(d) To attack plantations.

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

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

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

9. What theory does Lincoln try to disprove in "Opens the Way for All"?
(a) The mudsill theory.
(b) The free labor theory.
(c) The value theory.
(d) The theory of appropriation.

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

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

12. Who did Lincoln campaign for according to "Can We Not Come Together, for the Future"?
(a) The Democratic party.
(b) The Republican party.
(c) The Whigs.
(d) The Know Nothings.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who could not become a citizen of the United States according to the Dred Scott ruling?

2. What is the topic of "More Painful Than Pleasant"?

3. What charges was "Blowing Out the Moral Lights Around Us" a response to?

4. Who did Lincoln express his frustration with for not voting for the Party candidate in the presidential election?

5. When was the sketch in the "Prologue" written?

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