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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through II. Half Slave and Half Free.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What does Grace Bedell suggest Lincoln should do in the letter Lincoln answer to with "A Piece of Silly Affection" ?
(a) Grow a beard.
(b) Marry her.
(c) Eat more food.
(d) Meet her mother.

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

4. When was Lincoln born?
(a) 1801.
(b) 1812.
(c) 1810.
(d) 1809.

5. What does Lincoln tell Senator Lyman Trumbull in "The Taste is in My Mouth"?
(a) That he should support his nomination.
(b) That he should help him financially.
(c) That he should put his name on the ballot.
(d) That he should give up his seat at the convention.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Lincoln profess was needed to maintain America's political institutions?

2. When was the Kansas-Nebraska act signed according to "Our Republican Robe is Soiled"?

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

4. Why did Lincoln vote for Polk's military spending bills?

5. When was "I Shall Be Governed By Their Will" written?

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