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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 refuse to do in "Will Be Received and Considered"?
(a) Negotiate with the South.
(b) Increase war spending.
(c) Create another army.
(d) Abolish conscription.

2. What became the most contentious issue of the Reconstruction era according to "A Full Pardon"?
(a) The reparation payments.
(b) The legal status of the freed slaves.
(c) Who would manage the money for reconstruction.
(d) The status of women.

3. What did Lincoln point to as the reason for the war continuing in "The Curses of Heaven"?
(a) The war bonds kept the south well stocked.
(b) Jefferson Davis' unwillingness to rejoin the Union.
(c) War was good for business.
(d) The south was giving conditions for surrender.

4. When was "Will Be Received and Considered" written?
(a) May 1864.
(b) August 1864.
(c) July 1864.
(d) June 1864.

5. Who was "In This Sad World of Ours" for?
(a) A young girl whose father was killed in the war.
(b) A friend who lost a brother in the war.
(c) A politician who lost a son in the war.
(d) A widow whose sons were killed in the war.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Lincoln's number one priority in the war according to "I Would Save the Union"?

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

3. What does Grace Bedell suggest Lincoln should do in the letter Lincoln answer to with "A Piece of Silly Affection" ?

4. What did Lincoln say the country did not have the capacity to do in "A Full Pardon"?

5. What was one of Lincoln key objectives in the war according to "Making Our Advantage an Over-match for His"?

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