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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through IV. We Cannot Escape History.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Lincoln little patience with according to "Grumbling Despatches and Letters"?
(a) Squabbling politicians.
(b) Squabbling generals.
(c) Squabbling prisoners of the Confederacy.
(d) Squabbling mayors.

2. What charges was "Blowing Out the Moral Lights Around Us" a response to?
(a) Lincoln being pro-slavery.
(b) Lincoln being an abolitionist.
(c) Lincoln being a pacifist.
(d) Lincoln being a politician.

3. Where was Lincoln headed for according to "An Affectionate Farewell" ?
(a) New York.
(b) Washington.
(c) Florida.
(d) Boston.

4. What line of the Declaration did Lincoln cite in"All the Powers of Earth Seem Rapidly Combining Against Him"?
(a) This expresses my idea of democracy.
(b) A house divided.
(c) All men are created equal.
(d) Four score and seven years.

5. What did "Questions I Reserve to Myself" foreshadow?
(a) Thanksgiving Proclamation.
(b) The Emancipation Proclamation.
(c) Proclamation to Overrule the General's Emancipation.
(d) Proclamation for National Fast Day.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was "A House Divided" written?

2. What financial advice did Lincoln give to lawyers in "Resolve to Be Honest"?

3. Who criticized Lincoln's handling of Fremont according to "I Cannot Assume the Reckless Position"?

4. What did Carl Schurz blame Lincoln's administration for according to "I Do Not See That Their Superiority of Success has Been So Marked"?

5. When was "A Moral, a Social, and a Political Wrong" written?

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