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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. Insecurities with whom would plague him for many years?
(a) Women.
(b) Other politicians.
(c) His father.
(d) His stepmother.
2. What event perpetuated Lincoln's fatalistic beliefs and preoccupation with death?
(a) The death of Sally in 1828 in childbirth.
(b) The death of Lincoln's wife in 1828.
(c) Lincoln's sister, Sarah, died in 1828 in childbirth.
(d) Lincoln's father's death in 1828.
3. In ____________, Lincoln met Mary Ann Todd, a witty young woman who could talk with him about politics.
(a) November 1839.
(b) December 1839.
(c) September 1839.
(d) October 1839.
4. What bill did Stephen A. Douglas create?
(a) The Kansas-Nebraska Bill.
(b) The Kansas Bill.
(c) The Nebraska Bill.
(d) The Missouri Bill.
5. In January __________, a Lincoln campaign for Presidential candidacy was officially underway.
(a) 1860.
(b) 1858.
(c) 1859.
(d) 1857.
Short Answer Questions
1. The Missouri Compromise was a line dividing the North and South, above which slavery was __________.
2. In November Lincoln and Douglas had their first debate over what, starting a rivalry that would last years?
3. Lincoln read newspapers voraciously, and was concerned about what?
4. How did Douglas treat Lincoln at this debate?
5. Lincoln was intimidated by Mary's _______________.
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Lincoln's early education.
2. What was Lincoln's first job? How might this have affected his opinion on slavery?
3. How do the Lincolns raise their children?
4. Describe the political environment at this time. What did this mean for the Whigs?
5. How did Mary and Abraham handle her family's desire to see their relationship end?
6. How was Lincoln unique as a lawyer?
7. What was the Dred Scott decision?
8. Describe Lincoln's personality as a young man.
9. What were the consequences of Lincoln's "House Divided" speech?
10. Who were Abraham Lincoln's parents?
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