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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. What did Lincoln refuse to do according to "It is the End of Us"?
(a) Compromise on extortion.
(b) Compromise on religious freedom.
(c) Compromise on slavery.
(d) Compromise on finances.

2. How does Lincoln portray Republicans concerning slavery?
(a) As conservative.
(b) As the right choice for business.
(c) As progressive.
(d) As the most intelligent.

3. When was the sketch in the "Prologue" written?
(a) 1859.
(b) 1857.
(c) 1858.
(d) 1860.

4. What did Lincoln see as advantageous when writing "I Accept the Nomination"?
(a) Being clear about his enemies in the south.
(b) Being clear about his political allies.
(c) Being vague about policy.
(d) Being specific about policy.

5. What line of the Declaration did Lincoln cite in"All the Powers of Earth Seem Rapidly Combining Against Him"?
(a) A house divided.
(b) Four score and seven years.
(c) All men are created equal.
(d) This expresses my idea of democracy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Lincoln campaign for according to "Can We Not Come Together, for the Future"?

2. What theory does Lincoln try to disprove in "Opens the Way for All"?

3. What does Lincoln tell Senator Lyman Trumbull in "The Taste is in My Mouth"?

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

5. What does Lincoln rail against in "It is the End of Us"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lincoln express frustration with in regards to Henry Clay?

2. What kind of existence did Lincoln's family lead?

3. Why did Lincoln criticize James K. Polk?

4. What effect did Lincoln's speech in February 1860 have?

5. What did Lincoln want John Fremont to modify?

6. What was Lincoln slow to recognize?

7. What did Lincoln chastise General David Hunter for?

8. What has attracted historians to Abraham Lincoln according to the "Preface"?

9. How did Lincoln hone his argument by the sixth debate in Illinois in 1858?

10. What characteristics does Lincoln consider in the ideal lawyer?

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