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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was "A Moral, a Social, and a Political Wrong" written?
(a) 1856.
(b) 1858.
(c) 1860.
(d) 1857.

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

3. When did Mary Todd and Lincoln reconcile?
(a) 1841.
(b) 1834.
(c) 1835.
(d) 1843.

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

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

6. What was Lincoln not comfortable with according to the editor?
(a) Expressing personal feelings.
(b) Talking in public.
(c) Talking to constituents.
(d) Writing letters.

7. What was "The Eternal Struggle Between Right and Wrong" written for?
(a) Lincoln's fifth debate with Douglas.
(b) Lincoln's seventh debate with Douglas.
(c) Lincoln's's first debate with Douglas.
(d) Lincoln second debate with Douglas.

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

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

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

11. What was "The Union is Perpetual" written for?
(a) A letter to his wife.
(b) His first speech to Congress.
(c) His inaugural address.
(d) A letter to his constituents.

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

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

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

15. Who was "For a Vast Future Also" intended for?
(a) Congress.
(b) The Confederacy.
(c) Mayors.
(d) Generals.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were Kansas and Nebraska established as?

2. What was Lincoln little patience with according to "Grumbling Despatches and Letters"?

3. What kind of education did Lincoln mostly rely on according to the "Preface"?

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

5. When was the Dred Scott case judged by the Supreme Court according to "All the Powers of Earth Seem Rapidly Combining Against Him"?

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