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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through IV. We Cannot Escape History.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was war never declared between the Union and the Confederacy?
(a) The Confederacy was not consider an independent country by the Union.
(b) The Confederacy was not considered important.
(c) The Confederacy would not last long at the hands of Lincoln.
(d) The Confederacy was thought to be weak.

2. What did Lincoln say was one of government's most important roles in "The Legitimate Object of Government"?
(a) Support the economy.
(b) Wedge war.
(c) Address crimes and wrongdoing.
(d) Raise taxes.

3. Who was "For a Vast Future Also" intended for?
(a) The Confederacy.
(b) Mayors.
(c) Generals.
(d) Congress.

4. What line of the Declaration did Lincoln cite in"All the Powers of Earth Seem Rapidly Combining Against Him"?
(a) Four score and seven years.
(b) This expresses my idea of democracy.
(c) A house divided.
(d) All men are created equal.

5. What was "The Eternal Struggle Between Right and Wrong" written for?
(a) Lincoln's fifth debate with Douglas.
(b) Lincoln second debate with Douglas.
(c) Lincoln's seventh debate with Douglas.
(d) Lincoln's's first debate with Douglas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the topic of "Founded on Both Injustice and Bad Policy"?

2. What does Lincoln rail against in "It is the End of Us"?

3. What order did John Fremont give according to "To Conform to the Act of Congress"?

4. Who did Lincoln offend in "A House Divided" according to "Construed So Differently from Any Thing Intended by Me"?

5. Who was "But You Must Act" intended for?

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