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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 ask Sherman to do in "Go Far Towards Losing the Whole Union Cause"?
(a) Pursue Lee's army.
(b) Go back to Washington to meet him.
(c) Stop and rest his army.
(d) Let his soldiers go home and vote.

2. What did Lincoln feel about the new commander of the Union Armies?
(a) He had complete confidence in him.
(b) He could not trust his judgement.
(c) He was nominated to please Congress.
(d) He gives him the benefit of the doubt.

3. When was "The World Has Never Had a Good Definition of Liberty" written?
(a) April 1864.
(b) January1864.
(c) May 1864.
(d) March 1864.

4. Why was Lincoln at his lowest when he wrote "The Will of God Prevails"?
(a) The Union was defeated again at Bull Run.
(b) The Union was defeated at the Battle of Antietam.
(c) The Union was defeated at the Battle of Wilderness.
(d) The Union was defeated at the Battle of Shiloh.

5. Who was "The Last, Best Hope of Earth" intended for?
(a) A newspaper journalist.
(b) A friend.
(c) A family member.
(d) Congress.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was "A House Divided" written?

2. What did Lincoln belittle in "A Question of Interest"?

3. Who does Lincoln thank in "Not Best to Swap Horses When Crossing Streams"?

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

5. What did Lincoln want border states to accept according to "The Incidents of the War Cannot Be Avoided"?

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