Abraham Lincoln MCQ 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