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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. Lincoln's rivals were Stephen A. Douglas, known as ____________, and the young Democrats.
(a) The Little Giant.
(b) The Jolly Green Giant.
(c) The Mean Giant.
(d) Jack and the Giant.

2. Lincoln became known as ___________ lawyer.
(a) Backwoods.
(b) The uneducated.
(c) A railroad.
(d) Kentucky.

3. What school did Lincoln attend irregularly between ages 11 and 15, developing interests in reading, poetry, penmanship, and the early years of the American Republic?
(a) A parochial school.
(b) A boarding school.
(c) The "blab school."
(d) A private school.

4. After moving to Springfield, how did Lincoln feel?
(a) He was lonely.
(b) He was excited.
(c) He was worried.
(d) He was bored.

5. Thomas Lincoln died on January 17, 1851. Did Lincoln attend the funeral?
(a) Yes, but only after everyone else had left.
(b) Yes.
(c) No.
(d) Yes, but only for a few moments.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lincoln focused on _____________ Illinois, because this part of the state would be the deciding factor.

2. Lincoln became known as what because of his tough pioneer background and his legal work with the railroad?

3. Why did Thomas Lincoln go back to Kentucky to bring home a new wife, Sarah Bush Johnston, or "Sally?"

4. What did this bill state?

5. In ____________, Lincoln met Mary Ann Todd, a witty young woman who could talk with him about politics.

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Lincoln's first job? How might this have affected his opinion on slavery?

2. What were the consequences of Lincoln's "House Divided" speech?

3. What children were born amid these deaths?

4. What happened between Lincoln and Mary Owens?

5. Describe the political environment at this time. What did this mean for the Whigs?

6. With what deaths do the Lincolns have to deal?

7. Describe Mary Todd.

8. What was the "Lost Speech?"

9. What were the effects of Douglas' "don't care" attitude?

10. How did the Republicans want Lincoln to pin down Douglas?

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