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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. Who did Lincoln write "I Like the Letters Very Much" for?
(a) Roberta Marki.
(b) Sophia Henkins.
(c) Mary Rosenthal.
(d) Mary Todd.

2. Who did Lincoln belittle in "Bow to It I Never Will"?
(a) A Know Nothing party plan.
(b) A Democratic party plan.
(c) A Whig party plan.
(d) A Republican party plan.

3. What was "The Union is Perpetual" written for?
(a) A letter to his constituents.
(b) A letter to his wife.
(c) His inaugural address.
(d) His first speech to Congress.

4. What did Lincoln belittle in "A Question of Interest"?
(a) A Southern slave owner.
(b) Emancipation proposition.
(c) A political opponent.
(d) Pro-slavery positions.

5. What policy did Lincoln ask congress to help with in "Gradual Emancipation is Better for All"?
(a) Gradual emancipation and full suffrage.
(b) Gradual suffrage.
(c) Gradual arrests of disloyal residents and gradual emancipation.
(d) Gradual emancipation.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Lincoln born?

2. When was the sketch in the "Prologue" written?

3. Who did Lincoln face in the senatorial election according to "A House Divided"?

4. What did Lincoln want African Americans to do after the war according to "The Ban is Still Upon You"?

5. What was the worry according to "The Most Prompt, and Efficient Means"?

(see the answer key)

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