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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What state did Lincoln say would make a fine state on his own in "An Evil Tree Can Not Bring Forth Good Fruit"?
(a) Texas.
(b) California.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Louisiana.

3. Who made the charge Lincoln answered to in "I am Not a Member of Any Church" ?
(a) A political opponent.
(b) A prominent Preacher.
(c) The Supreme Court.
(d) One of his constituents.

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

5. How does Lincoln portray Republicans concerning slavery?
(a) As conservative.
(b) As the right choice for business.
(c) As progressive.
(d) As the most intelligent.

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

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

8. What was Lincoln slow to recognize the true gravity of in "There is No Cause for Such Fears"?
(a) The Congress crisis.
(b) The secession crisis.
(c) The Davis crisis.
(d) The financial crisis.

9. What is the most important characteristic of the ideal lawyer according to "Resolve to Be Honest"?
(a) Diligence.
(b) Courage.
(c) Rhetoric skills.
(d) Timeliness.

10. What did Lincoln want to wait for before deciding to take action according to "The Most Prompt, and Efficient Means"?
(a) A vote on secession by the Maryland state legislature.
(b) A vote on secession by the Kentucky state legislature.
(c) A vote on secession by the North Carolina state legislature.
(d) A vote on secession by the Illinois state legislature.

11. What does Lincoln tell Senator Lyman Trumbull in "The Taste is in My Mouth"?
(a) That he should put his name on the ballot.
(b) That he should give up his seat at the convention.
(c) That he should support his nomination.
(d) That he should help him financially.

12. When was Lincoln born?
(a) 1801.
(b) 1812.
(c) 1810.
(d) 1809.

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

14. 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.

15. Why was war never declared between the Union and the Confederacy?
(a) The Confederacy was not consider an independent country by the Union.
(b) The Confederacy would not last long at the hands of Lincoln.
(c) The Confederacy was not considered important.
(d) The Confederacy was thought to be weak.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was "Founded on Both Injustice and Bad Policy" written?

2. How does Lincoln portray himself in "For, and Not Against the Union"?

3. What would doom African American slaves according to "Public Sentiment"?

4. When did Polk start a war with Mexico according to "No One Man Should Hold the Power"?

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

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