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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 Lincoln born?
(a) February 12, 1808.
(b) February 12, 1806.
(c) February 12, 1807.
(d) February 12, 1809.

2. Lincoln read voraciously and taught himself mathematics, but his real interest was in what?
(a) Music.
(b) Languages.
(c) Politics.
(d) Art.

3. What did Mary turn to for help when her son died?
(a) Her family.
(b) Religion.
(c) Her neighbors.
(d) Her social group.

4. Why did Lincoln not drink alcohol?
(a) He was very religious.
(b) He could not afford it.
(c) He did not like the taste of it.
(d) It threatened his self-control.

5. Lincoln was intimidated by Mary's _______________.
(a) Beauty.
(b) Strong personality.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Family lineage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had been made practically obsolete by this bill?

2. Was Lincoln advocating war?

3. Lincoln was interested in patent cases and participated in the Supreme Court of Illinois, winning most of his _______ cases there.

4. Why did Lincoln believe Douglas allied with Southern leaders?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the results when Lincoln and Douglas put themselves forth as Presidential candidates?

2. What children were born amid these deaths?

3. What was the Missouri Compromise? How did the Kansas-Nebraska Bill affect the Missouri Compromise?

4. What political party did Lincoln join? Who were their rivals?

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

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

7. What did free-soilers think about the Kansas-Nebraska Bill? Why?

8. Why did Lincoln become known as a railroad lawyer?

9. Describe Robert Lincoln.

10. Describe Douglas and Lincoln's first debate.

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