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The Politically Incorrect Abraham Lincoln Quiz

Of course Abraham Lincoln was the most beloved President of the United States-wasn't he?

A multiple-choice quiz by chicochi3. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
chicochi3

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
315,874

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these was Abraham Lincoln not regularly spoken of in his lifetime? Hint

God's gift to the Union

Teller of vulgar stories

Religious doubter

Usurper of power

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Question 2 of 10

2. As a politician during a period when the Temperance (or anti-drinking) societies were gaining power, yet wanting to appeal to all sides in order to receive their votes, Abraham Lincoln was often noncommittal on the issue of drinking alcoholic beverages. What was his true connection before his political career really hit its stride to the use of alcoholic beverages? Hint

As a young man he regularly attended meetings of the local Temperance society with his stepmother

He was a rather heavy drinker which explains his good relationship with U.S. Grant

He often drank too much when out with his friends but quit when he got older

He had a liquor license and ran several taverns

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which member of Abraham Lincoln's cabinet called him "the original gorilla" at the beginning of the US Civil War? Hint

William Seward

Salmon Chase

Andrew Johnson

Edwin Stanton

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Question 4 of 10

4. In 1861, Abraham Lincoln suspended the Writ of Habeas Corpus in order to prevent one of the Union states from voting to secede from the Union. This suspension resulted in the arbitrary arrests of a marshal of police, a mayor, thirty-one members of the state legislature, and the chief clerk of the state senate. Which Union state was this? Hint

Maryland

Ohio

Pennsylvania

Delaware

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Question 5 of 10

5. We've all heard that Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation and freed the slaves. Which one of the following things did Abraham Lincoln not say about Negroes? Hint

"If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it..."

"They are our equals and therefore should not be held in servitude..."

"If there be those who would not save the Union unless they could at the same time destroy slavery, I do not agree with them."

"...I as much as any other man am in favor of having the superior position assigned to the white race."

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Question 6 of 10

6. What church did Abraham Lincoln belong to? Hint

Catholic

None

Church of Christ

Assembly of God

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Question 7 of 10

7. By February 1861, seven states made up the Confederate States of America. Abraham Lincoln refused to negotiate with agents of the Confederate States on the grounds that the Confederacy was not a legitimate government and making a treaty with it was equivalent to recognizing it as a legitimate government. One member of his Cabinet engaged in unauthorized negotiations that failed. Some people would say that this wasn't this Cabinet member's only "folly". Which Cabinet member was this? Hint

Edwin M. Stanton

William H. Seward

Salmon P. Chase

Edward Bates

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Question 8 of 10

8. We can all agree that the Emancipation Proclamation is a wonderful thing, but exactly which slaves did it actually free at the moment of the Proclamation? Hint

All slaves in all of the Union States

All slaves in all states and territories owned by the United States

All slaves in the Union and Confederate states

None

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Question 9 of 10

9. Due to expenses incurred in the Civil War, the Union Government authorized Secretary of the Treasury Salmon Chase to issue $50,000,000 in Treasury Notes payable on demand and backed by gold to cover war expenses. By 1862 the Union Government had no gold with which to redeem these notes. On February 25, 1862 President Lincoln signed the First Legal Tender Act. This act allowed for the issuance of $150,000,000 in legal tender notes. These notes had the words "on demand" removed and replaced them with "this note is a legal tender". What were these notes commonly called? Hint

Lincoln bucks

Greenbacks

Destitution dollars

Funny money

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Question 10 of 10

10. On Good Friday, 1865, rather than attending a church service as a "good Christian" should, Abraham Lincoln went somewhere else. Where did he go? Hint

Fishing

To the theater

Hunting

To the tavern with business associates

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these was Abraham Lincoln not regularly spoken of in his lifetime?

Answer: God's gift to the Union

Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election with only a little less than 40% of the vote. He won because the opposition had been divided into three separate groups so that none of them received 40% giving him the victory.

Answer: He had a liquor license and ran several taverns

Abraham Lincoln was a tavern owner in New Salem,Illinois. His liquor license forbade the sale of liquor to "Negroes, Indians, and children". Although barkeeping was in most circles at the time considered an honorable profession, the temperance societies were becoming very strong, and their members considered anything having to do with alcoholic beverages "sinful".

3. Which member of Abraham Lincoln's cabinet called him "the original gorilla" at the beginning of the US Civil War?

Answer: Edwin Stanton

Edwin Stanton was Abraham Lincoln's Secretary of War. Despite this comment, he later became Lincoln's friend and supporter. William Seward was his Secretary of State. Andrew Johnson was his second Vice President and 17th President of the United States. Salmon Chase was Secretary of the Treasury. All of these men had been political rivals of Lincoln's before he was elected President.

Answer: Maryland

Martial law was established and thirty-one members of the state senate were arrested so that they couldn't meet with the state legislature for fear that they would vote for secession from the Union. The Marshal and the Mayor who were arrested were from Baltimore.

The U.S.Supreme Court said that Lincoln had no right to suspend habeas corpus, but Lincoln told them he was busy with a war to fight and no action was taken.

5. We've all heard that Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation and freed the slaves. Which one of the following things did Abraham Lincoln not say about Negroes?

Answer: "They are our equals and therefore should not be held in servitude..."

These quotes come from the September 18, 1858, Lincoln-Douglas debate and
from Lincoln's open letter to Horace Greeley of August 22, 1862. On April 11, 1865, he did say in his last speech that he supported limited suffrage for the most intelligent blacks.

6. What church did Abraham Lincoln belong to?

Answer: None

Abraham Lincoln did not belong officially to any church. However, that is not to say that he was not a religious person, as is evident in the following proclamation:

"It has seemed to me fit and proper that they (gifts of God) should be solemnly, reverently, and gratefully acknowledged as with one heart and one voice by the whole American people. I do, therefore, invite my fellow-citizens in every part of the United States, and also those who are at sea and those who are sojourning in foreign lands, to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next as a day of thanksgiving and praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the heavens." [October 3, 1863] Happy Thanksgiving!

Answer: William H. Seward

The original seven states that seceded from the Union were South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas. All other slave holding states refused to join them until the attack on Fort Sumter and Lincoln's call for troops against the Confederate states on April 12, 1861. Because they did not approve of firing on their fellow countrymen, four more states joined the Confederacy. They were Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina.

8. We can all agree that the Emancipation Proclamation is a wonderful thing, but exactly which slaves did it actually free at the moment of the Proclamation?

Answer: None

The Emancipation Proclamation stated that beginning on January 1, 1863, all slaves in states, or parts of states, still in rebellion would be freed. It did not apply to the border slave states (Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri) that had remained loyal to the Union. Abraham Lincoln had no governing control over the states in rebellion, better known as the Confederacy, thus no slaves were freed at that time.

Answer: Greenbacks

The issuance of greenbacks was increased by 1863 to $450,000,000. The Legal Tender status of these notes meant that merchants had to accept them even though they were not backed by gold, bank deposits, or government reserves. They could not be used by merchants, however, to pay customs duties on imports.

10. On Good Friday, 1865, rather than attending a church service as a "good Christian" should, Abraham Lincoln went somewhere else. Where did he go?

Answer: To the theater

The theater was Ford's Theater. The play was called "Our American Cousin". At that time, any theater was considered a "den of sin". There was actually talk in some circles that Lincoln got what he deserved for going to a theater on Good Friday.

Source: Author chicochi3

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