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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 is the topic of "More Painful Than Pleasant"?
(a) The imminent death of Lincoln's father.
(b) The imminent death of Lincoln's brother in law.
(c) The imminent death of Lincoln's sister.
(d) The imminent death of Lincoln's mother.

2. When did Mary Todd and Lincoln reconcile?
(a) 1843.
(b) 1835.
(c) 1841.
(d) 1834.

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

4. When was "I Shall Be Governed By Their Will" written?
(a) 1837.
(b) 1834.
(c) 1836.
(d) 1835.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Lincoln write "A Single Half-Defeat" for?

2. When was Lincoln politically adrift in "Where I Now Stand"?

3. Who was "For a Vast Future Also" intended for?

4. What were the southern states doing at the time of "The Tug Has to Come"?

5. What would doom African American slaves according to "Public Sentiment"?

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