View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Preface, Prologue, and I. Peculiar Ambition.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Lincoln express his frustration with for not voting for the Party candidate in the presidential election?
(a) Abolitionists.
(b) Pro slavery.
(c) Whigs.
(d) Know Nothing.

2. What state did Lincoln say would make a fine state on his own in "An Evil Tree Can Not Bring Forth Good Fruit"?
(a) California.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) Texas.

3. What did the Whigs support according to "Bow to It I Never Will"?
(a) A strong national bank.
(b) Emancipation.
(c) Small banks.
(d) Trade with England.

4. At what age did Lincoln stop working on the family farm?
(a) 18.
(b) 21.
(c) 15.
(d) 23.

5. When was Lincoln born?
(a) 1809.
(b) 1801.
(c) 1810.
(d) 1812.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Lincoln write "I Like the Letters Very Much" for?

2. Why did Lincoln vote for Polk's military spending bills?

3. What is the topic of "More Painful Than Pleasant"?

4. Why did Lincoln write "I am Young and Unknown"?

5. Who made the charge Lincoln answered to in "I am Not a Member of Any Church" ?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 241 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample