View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Why Should the Spirit of Man Not be Proud?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Lincoln give Mary with the inscription "Love is Eternal?"
(a) A necklace.
(b) A broach.
(c) A ring.
(d) A bracelet.

2. During his candidacy, Lincoln was encouraged to write an autobiography for what reason?
(a) So others would like him.
(b) So Americans would vote for him.
(c) So he could become famous.
(d) So the voters could learn more about him.

3. On the way down the river to New Orleans, what happened to Lincoln and his friend's raft?
(a) It sank.
(b) It got stuck on a dock.
(c) It was destroyed by rebels.
(d) It got stuck across a dam in New Salem.

4. Lincoln read newspapers voraciously, and was concerned about what?
(a) Equality between men and women.
(b) The contrast in socio-economic levels.
(c) Race riots between white men and abolitionists.
(d) Large company monopolies.

5. What was Abraham's first job?
(a) He was a store clerk.
(b) He was a banker.
(c) He was a sexton at the Pigeon Creek Baptist Church.
(d) He was a lawyer.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Lincolns move to central Illinois?

2. Lincoln and Mary resolved to be friends, and even wrote what together?

3. Why did Lincoln write to Mary Owens to release her from their engagement?

4. After moving to Springfield, how did Lincoln feel?

5. In October 1839 the Whigs held a convention and endorsed who for President, beginning the so-called Log and Cabin Campaign?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 294 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample