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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 offend in "A House Divided" according to "Construed So Differently from Any Thing Intended by Me"?
(a) Southern States.
(b) Republicans.
(c) Democrats.
(d) Southern plantation owners.

2. When did Polk start a war with Mexico according to "No One Man Should Hold the Power"?
(a) 1848.
(b) 1852.
(c) 1846.
(d) 1850.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was "I Shall Be Governed By Their Will" written?

2. What state did Lincoln say would make a fine state on his own in "An Evil Tree Can Not Bring Forth Good Fruit"?

3. What was Lincoln slow to recognize the true gravity of in "There is No Cause for Such Fears"?

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

5. Who was "An Affectionate Farewell" intended for?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Lincoln contrast the "mud-sill" theory with?

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

5. What does Lincoln express frustration with in regards to Henry Clay?

6. What did Lincoln stress in his inaugural address?

7. Why did Lincoln criticize James K. Polk?

8. What kind of existence did Lincoln's family lead?

9. What did Lincoln want John Fremont to modify?

10. How did Lincoln hone his argument by the sixth debate in Illinois in 1858?

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