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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through VI. Events Have Controlled Me.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Lincoln urge Congress NOT to do in "The Tug Has to Come"?
(a) Give the south financial support.
(b) Give the south an extension on their taxes.
(c) Give the south the chance to gather forces.
(d) Give the south any extension of slavery.

2. What was Lincoln not comfortable with according to the editor?
(a) Expressing personal feelings.
(b) Talking in public.
(c) Writing letters.
(d) Talking to constituents.

3. What was General Hooker appointed as at the time of "I Will Risk the Dictatorship"?
(a) Commander of the Massachusetts army.
(b) Commander of the Potomac army.
(c) Commander of the Union armies.
(d) Commander of the Virginia army.

4. Who did Lincoln face in the senatorial election according to "A House Divided"?
(a) John Hunter.
(b) Charles Pinckney.
(c) Stephen Douglas.
(d) Arthur Hayne.

5. Why did Lincoln send "Quarrel Not at All" to the brother in law of Stephen Douglas?
(a) To make an example.
(b) To avoid further embarrassment to his family.
(c) To humiliate Stephen Douglas.
(d) To prevent distention in Congress.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lincoln say of secession in"The Union is Perpetual"?

2. What kind of education did Lincoln mostly rely on according to the "Preface"?

3. Who did Lincoln criticize in "If We Never Try, We Shall Never Succeed"?

4. Why was Hooker supposed to pursue Lee's army according to "There is No Eligible Route for Us into Richmond"?

5. When was "The Tug Has to Come" written?

(see the answer key)

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