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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. When was "I Shall Be Governed By Their Will" written?
(a) 1837.
(b) 1836.
(c) 1834.
(d) 1835.

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

3. 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 financial crisis.
(d) The Davis crisis.

4. What does Lincoln not believe in according to "The Social and Political Equality of the Races"?
(a) War.
(b) Emancipation.
(c) Racial equality.
(d) Negotiations.

5. Who was the United States threatened by according to "Cold, Calculating, Unimpassioned Reason"?
(a) By forces within.
(b) By Mexico.
(c) By Canada.
(d) By slaves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Lincoln think of black and white interaction according to "The Social and Political Equality of the Races"?

2. What did Lincoln belittle in "A Question of Interest"?

3. What is the most important characteristic of the ideal lawyer according to "Resolve to Be Honest"?

4. Why did Lincoln vote for Polk's military spending bills?

5. Why did Lincoln write "I am Young and Unknown"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Lincoln chastise General David Hunter for?

2. What does the autobiographical sketch of Lincoln provide based on the "Prologue"?

3. What did Lincoln confess to Senator Lyman Trumbull?

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

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

6. What did Lincoln stress in his inaugural address?

7. Who was Grace Bedell and what did she suggest to Lincoln?

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

9. When was Lincoln unusually emotional?

10. What is the legitimate object of government according to Lincoln in "Half Slave and Half Free"?

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