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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What battle was "Constantly Drilled, Disciplined, and Instructed" a response for?

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

3. What line of the Declaration did Lincoln cite in"All the Powers of Earth Seem Rapidly Combining Against Him"?

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

5. Who criticized Lincoln's handling of Fremont according to "I Cannot Assume the Reckless Position"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Lincoln stress in his inaugural address?

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

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

5. What did Lincoln chastise General David Hunter for?

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

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

8. What act was drawn in 1854 that brought Lincoln out of a five year political retirement?

9. What does Lincoln state about a house?

10. What did Lincoln confess to Senator Lyman Trumbull?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Lincoln's decision to support Henry Clay over James K. Polk.

Essay Topic 2

Examine Lincoln's conclusions about the three things necessary to bring an end to the war.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the meaning and impact of the Emancipation Proclamation and Lincoln's decision to issue the proclamation.

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