Mr. Lincoln
Character Traits
Comprehension
Vocabulary I
Vocabulary II
100
Why couldn't Mr. Lincoln "loose himself in a crowd?"
He stood six feet four inches tall and/or he wore a high silk hat.
100
When he spoke, he said “howdy” to visitors and invited them to “stay a spell.” What did the author call this?
folksy manners and/or homespun speech
100
Because of his efforts to win the Civil War for the North, Lincoln was called the _____________ ____________ .
Great Emancipator
100
awkward, clumsy
gawky
100
liveliss; life
animation
200
As a young man, what was Lincoln sensitive about?
his gawky looks
200
Lincoln is often described as a sloppy dresser, careless about his appearance. How is this description wrong?
He patronized the best tailor in Springfield, Illinois, buying two suits a year. That was at a time when many men lived, died, and were buried in the same suit.
200
What type of genre is "The Mysterious Mr. Lincoln?"
biography
200
main, most important
paramount
200
mournful; gloomy
melancholy
300
When a rival called him “two-faced” during a political debate, how did Lincoln reply?
“I leave it to my audience. If I had another face, do you think I’d wear this one?”
300
Even though Lincoln became an eloquent public speaker and a great writer whose finest phrases still ring in our ears, he had little formal ___________________ .
Education
300
Why didn't photos do Mr. Lincoln justice?
Back then, cameras required long exposures. The person being photographed had to “freeze” as the seconds ticked by. If he blinked an eye, the picture would be blurred. That’s why Lincoln looks so stiff and formal in his photos. We never see him laughing or joking.
300
lifeless: lacking in interest or energy
listless
300
things believed to be signs of future events
omens
400
What was Lincoln's paramount objective of the Civil War?
To preserve (save) the Union.
400
Lincoln was a humorous man, famous for his rollicking stories. But, to the contrary, he was also what?
moody and melancholy, tormented by long and frequent bouts of depression.
400
What was Lincoln's profession before he became president?
lawyer
400
struggle for a cause or belief
crusade
400
state of rest or inactivity
repose
500
What was Mr. Lincoln's second concern during the Civil War?
To abolish slavery
500
Humor was like what to Lincoln?
therapy
500
Who, at first, was critical of President Lincoln, but later came to admire him?
Frederick Douglass
500
resist; oppose
defy
500
reserved; tending to speak little
reticent
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