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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through VII. To Bind Up the Nation's Wounds.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What battle was "Constantly Drilled, Disciplined, and Instructed" a response for?
(a) Battle of Rich Mountain.
(b) Battle of Dry Wood Creek.
(c) Battle of Wilson's Creek.
(d) Battle of Bull Run.

3. At what age did Lincoln stop working on the family farm?
(a) 21.
(b) 15.
(c) 18.
(d) 23.

4. What idea did Lincoln stress in "The Jewel of Liberty" ?
(a) Limited black suffrage for the state of New York.
(b) Limited black suffrage for the state of Florida..
(c) Limited black suffrage for the state of Noth Carolina.
(d) Limited black suffrage for the state of Louisiana.

5. Who did Lincoln thank for his Christmas present in "The Honor is All Yours"?
(a) His vice president.
(b) His wife.
(c) General Sherman.
(d) General Grant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the second topic of "An Issue Which Can Only Be Decided by Victory" besides the victory over the Confederacy?

2. What was Lincoln slow to recognize the true gravity of in "There is No Cause for Such Fears"?

3. Who did Lincoln campaign for according to "Can We Not Come Together, for the Future"?

4. Why was the general Lincoln sent "But You Must Act" to defeated?

5. How does Lincoln portray himself in "For, and Not Against the Union"?

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