Famous Personality GK MCQ Questions on ‘Abraham Lincoln’. Here we have given total 20 Quiz, very important for students.
20 Mcq on Abraham Lincoln
1.) In which U. S. state was Abraham Lincoln born?
a.) Illinois
b.) Kentucky
c.) Indiana
d.) Ohio
Answer: b.) Kentucky
2.) What year was Abraham Lincoln born?
a.) 1802
b.) 1809
c.) 1816
d.) 1824
Answer: b.) 1809
3.) What political party did Abraham Lincoln represent during his presidency?
a.) Democratic Party
b.) Republican Party
c.) Whig Party
d.) Federalist Party
Answer: b.) Republican Party
4.) Which historic document did Abraham Lincoln deliver during the Civil War, beginning with “Four score and seven years ago”?
a.) Emancipation Proclamation
b.) Gettysburg Address
c.) Declaration of Independence
d.) Bill of Rights
Answer: b.) Gettysburg Address
5.) Abraham Lincoln served as the ___ President of the United States.
a.) 14th
b.) 16th
c.) 18th
d.) 20th
Answer: b.) 16th
6.) What was the primary focus of the Lincoln-Douglas debates in 1858?
a.) Slavery
b.) Economic policies
c.) Foreign relations
d.) Civil rights
Answer: a.) Slavery
7.) Abraham Lincoln’s nickname “The Great Emancipator” refers to his role in:
a.) Abolishing slavery
b.) Expanding westward
c.) Improving the economy
d.) Establishing civil rights
Answer: a.) Abolishing slavery
8.) Abraham Lincoln was elected as the President of the United States in which year?
a.) 1856
b.) 1860
c.) 1864
d.) 1868
Answer: b.) 1860
9.) In what year did Abraham Lincoln deliver the Emancipation Proclamation?
a.) 1861
b.) 1862
c.) 1863
d.) 1864
Answer: c.) 1863
10.) What was Abraham Lincoln’s profession before entering politics?
a.) Lawyer
b.) Doctor
c.) Farmer
d.) Teacher
Answer: a.) Lawyer
11.) Who was Abraham Lincoln’s opponent in the 1860 presidential election?
a.) Stephen A. Douglas
b.) John C. Breckinridge
c.) John Bell
d.) George McClellan
Answer: c.) John Bell
12.) What major event prompted the secession of Southern states and the beginning of the Civil War during Lincoln’s presidency?
a.) Missouri Compromise
b.) Dred Scott Decision
c.) Attack on Fort Sumter
d.) Compromise of 1850
Answer: c.) Attack on Fort Sumter
13.) Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
a.) John Wilkes Booth
b.) Lee Harvey Oswald
c.) John Hinckley Jr.)
d.) Charles Guiteau
Answer: a.) John Wilkes Booth
14.) In what year was Abraham Lincoln assassinated?
a.) 1863
b.) 1865
c.) 1867
d.) 1870
Answer: b.) 1865
15.) Where was Abraham Lincoln assassinated?
a.) Ford’s Theatre
b.) White House
c.) Capitol Building
d.) Peterson House
Answer: a.) Ford’s Theatre
16.) What was the name of Abraham Lincoln’s wife?
a.) Mary Todd Lincoln
b.) Martha Washington
c.) Abigail Adams
d.) Dolley Madison
Answer: a.) Mary Todd Lincoln
17.) Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act into law, providing:
a.) Land grants to universities
b.) Economic aid to farmers
c.) Free land to settlers
d.) Protection for Native American lands
Answer: c.) Free land to settlers
18.) Which of Lincoln’s sons survived into adulthood?
a.) Robert
b.) Willie
c.) Tad
d.) Edward
Answer: a.) Robert
19.) What was the name of the general who served as the commanding officer of the Union Army during most of the Civil War?
a.) Ulysses S. Grant
b.) Robert E. Lee
c.) William Tecumseh Sherman
d.) George McClellan
Answer: a.) Ulysses S. Grant
20.) Which legislation, enacted during Lincoln’s presidency, provided federal support for the construction of a transcontinental railroad?
a.) Pacific Railroad Act
b.) Homestead Act
c.) Morrill Land-Grant Act
d.) Kansas-Nebraska Act
Answer: a.) Pacific Railroad Act