Abraham Lincoln MCQs Quiz Multiple Choice Questions & Answers

1. Abraham Lincoln was shot on 14 April 1865. What was the significance of that day?

1. Ash Wednesday
2. Maundy Thursday
3. Good Friday
4. Easter Sunday

2. Abraham Lincoln was the .............. President of the United States.

1. Sixteenth
2. Seventeenth
3. Eighteenth
4. Nineteenth

3. During Abraham Lincolns assassination who was with him?

1. His father
2. His wife
3. His aunt
4. His mother

4. Each term as President of the United States consists of .............. years.

1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 5

5. How is Abraham Lincolns life described?

1. From dog house to pent house
2. From log house to White House
3. From Green House to Red House
4. From here to eternity

6. In which war was Abraham Lincoln a captain?

1. Panama
2. Black Hawk
3. Mexican
4. Balkan War II

7. In which year did Abraham Lincoln die?

1. 1856
2. 1860
3. 1862
4. 1865

8. The main reason for the Civil War was ..............

1. the making of a statue of Lincoln
2. the fight against slavery
3. the election of Lincoln to the legislature of Illinois state
4. the decision regarding the new President

9. To which political party did Abraham Lincoln belong when he became President?

1. Democratic
2. Republican
3. Green
4. Conservative

10. What famous speech of Abraham Lincolns was only a few minutes long, but is considered one of the great speeches in U.S. history?

1. Lincolns Inauguration speech
2. Gettysburg Address
3. Emancipation Proclamation
4. The Speech at the Ford Theatre

11. What war took place while Abraham Lincoln was president?

1. War of 1812
2. American Civil War
3. French Revolution
4. Mexican-American War

12. What was Abraham Lincoln before he became President of the United States of America?

1. A farmer
2. A carpenter
3. a wood-cutter
4. A lawyer

13. What was Abraham Lincolns nickname?

1. Unconditional Surrender
2. His Fraudulency
3. Preacher President
4. Honest Abe

14. When did Emancipation Proclamation come into effect?

1. 1 January 1861
2. 1 January 1863
3. 4 July 1861
4. 25 December 1862

15. When was Abraham Lincoln born?

1. 26 January 1800
2. 1 March 1805
3. 12 February 1809
4. 9 September 1816

16. When was Abraham Lincoln first sworn in as President of USA?

1. 20 January 1869
2. 4 March 1861
3. 20 January 1873
4. 4 March 1849

17. Where was Abraham Lincoln born?

1. Libreville
2. New York
3. Hodgenville
4. Austin

18. Which famous address did Abraham Lincoln give on 19 November 1863?

1. New York
2. Washington
3. Gettysburg
4. Philadelphia

19. Who was Abraham Lincolns running mate for Presidential Election 1860?

1. Andrew Johnson
2. John Bell
3. Hannibal Hamlin
4. Stephen a. Douglas

20. Who was Abraham Lincolns wife?

1. Lucretia Rudolph
2. Mary Todd
3. Eliza McCardle
4. Julia Dent

21. Who was John Wilkes Booth?

1. The top general in the Union Army
2. Lincolns Vice President
3. The Secretary of State for Abraham Lincoln
4. The man who shot Abraham Lincoln

22. Who was the Vice President of the United States under Abraham Lincoln?

1. William Wheeler
2. Chester A. Arthur
3. Hannibal Hamlin and Andrew Johnson
4. Schuyler Colfax and Henry Wilson