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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Lincoln waiting for before making the Emancipation Proclamation?
(a) Desperation in the South.
(b) Slave revolts.
(c) A Union victory.
(d) Southern surrender.

2. What did Lincoln accuse Polk of, when he was serving as a Representative?
(a) Corruption.
(b) Cronyism.
(c) Dishonesty.
(d) Starting a war illegally.

3. What did Lincoln know about his grandmother?
(a) She was a runaway slave.
(b) She came from a noble family.
(c) She was rich.
(d) She was probably illegitimate.

4. Where did Union troops suffer an early defeat?
(a) Antietam.
(b) Brice's Crossroads.
(c) Bull Run.
(d) Fort Donelson.

5. How did the first major engagement with Southern troops change the public view of the war?
(a) The Union loss made people think that the South might succeed.
(b) The Union loss made people think that the war might go on for a long time.
(c) The Southern loss made people think that the war would be over quickly.
(d) The stalemate made people think that the war might go on for a long time.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Donald say the Gettysburg Address indicates about Lincoln?

2. Describe Lincoln's two children.

3. How did Lincoln view the Battle of Antietam?

4. When was Lincoln married?

5. What was the occasion for the Gettysburg Address?

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