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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 North Carolina state legislature.
(b) A vote on secession by the Illinois state legislature.
(c) A vote on secession by the Kentucky state legislature.
(d) A vote on secession by the Maryland state legislature.

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

4. Why did Lincoln write "I am Young and Unknown"?
(a) To see if people liked his political agenda.
(b) To test his rhetoric.
(c) To discuss the politics of an opponent.
(d) To introduce himself during his first run for office.

5. 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 help him financially.
(d) That he should support his nomination.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was "More Painful Than Pleasant" intended for?

2. What was considered improper at the time of the writing of "The Taste is in My Mouth"?

3. What were the southern states doing at the time of "The Tug Has to Come"?

4. What did Lincoln urge Congress NOT to do in "The Tug Has to Come"?

5. When was Lincoln politically adrift in "Where I Now Stand"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What will tear the Union asunder according to Lincoln's address to the Young Men's Lyceum of Springfield?

2. What was Lincoln slow to recognize?

3. What has attracted historians to Abraham Lincoln according to the "Preface"?

4. What policies does Lincoln advocate in his letter to the editor of the Sangamo Journal in 1836?

5. What concerns did Lincoln have regarding the Maryland state legislature?

6. What did the South do after Lincoln's election in "The Perpetuity of Popular Government"?

7. What did Lincoln confess to Senator Lyman Trumbull?

8. What does Lincoln state about his belief in racial equality?

9. What effect did Lincoln's speech in February 1860 have?

10. What characteristics does Lincoln consider in the ideal lawyer?

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