Multiple choice general knowledge history

Complete this sentence : Abraham Lincoln decided that he would become a lawyer when ...

  1. he received an invitation to fight a case

  2. he was inspired by his father

  3. he heard the speech of a famous lawyer

  4. his mother persuaded him to do so
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Explanation

Abraham Lincoln decided to become a lawyer after being inspired by a speech by a famous lawyer. Though largely self-taught in the law, he was inspired by seeing skilled oratory and legal argumentation. This experience convinced him that law was his calling.

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