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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. Who sent the letter prompting Lincoln to write "Not an Entirely Impartial Judge"?
(a) General Grant.
(b) Jefferson Davis.
(c) A pro-slavery white man.
(d) A Confederate minister.

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

3. What was in the works by August of 1862 according to the editor?
(a) The Emancipation Proclamation.
(b) Lincoln's change in policy.
(c) The new Declaration of Independence.
(d) Lincoln's autobiography.

4. When was "The Last, Best Hope of Earth" written?
(a) February 1963.
(b) January 1963.
(c) November 1962.
(d) December 1862.

5. What does Grace Bedell suggest Lincoln should do in the letter Lincoln answer to with "A Piece of Silly Affection" ?
(a) Eat more food.
(b) Marry her.
(c) Grow a beard.
(d) Meet her mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Lincoln at his lowest when he wrote "The Will of God Prevails"?

2. How long did "Shall Be Thenceforth, and Forever Free" give to the Confederacy states to rejoin the Union?

3. How did Lincoln react to the reception of the Emancipation Proclamation according to "Breath Alone Kills No Rebels" ?

4. What did Lincoln want African Americans to do after the war according to "The Ban is Still Upon You"?

5. What was "A Single Half-Defeat" about?

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