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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 was Lincoln seeking in "I am Not the First Choice of Many"?
(a) A seat at a convention.
(b) A ballot in the primary elections.
(c) The Republican nomination for presidential election.
(d) A financial backer.

2. What did Lincoln say was one of government's most important roles in "The Legitimate Object of Government"?
(a) Wedge war.
(b) Address crimes and wrongdoing.
(c) Support the economy.
(d) Raise taxes.

3. What does Lincoln want in "I Expect to Maintain this Contest"?
(a) More support from government leaders.
(b) More supplies.
(c) More troops.
(d) More money.

4. What was "A Single Half-Defeat" about?
(a) The desire to defeat General Lee.
(b) Lincoln's feelings of defeat.
(c) The Confederate treatment of prisoners of war.
(d) McClellan's defeat.

5. What was "The Eternal Struggle Between Right and Wrong" written for?
(a) Lincoln's fifth debate with Douglas.
(b) Lincoln second debate with Douglas.
(c) Lincoln's seventh debate with Douglas.
(d) Lincoln's's first debate with Douglas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the war about according to "Equal Privileges in the Race of Life"?

2. What did Lincoln point to as the reason for the war continuing in "The Curses of Heaven"?

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

4. Who could not become a citizen of the United States according to the Dred Scott ruling?

5. When was the Dred Scott case judged by the Supreme Court according to "All the Powers of Earth Seem Rapidly Combining Against Him"?

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