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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. When was the sketch in the "Prologue" written?
(a) 1859.
(b) 1858.
(c) 1857.
(d) 1860.

2. 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.

3. What was "The Eternal Struggle Between Right and Wrong" written for?
(a) Lincoln's seventh debate with Douglas.
(b) Lincoln's's first debate with Douglas.
(c) Lincoln's fifth debate with Douglas.
(d) Lincoln second debate with Douglas.

4. When was "I am Young and Unknown" written?
(a) 1829.
(b) 1832.
(c) 1834.
(d) 1833.

5. When was Lincoln politically adrift in "Where I Now Stand"?
(a) 1856.
(b) 1857.
(c) 1855.
(d) 1854.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Lincoln first elected to Congress?

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

3. What was Lincoln not comfortable with according to the editor?

4. Who did Lincoln write "I Like the Letters Very Much" for?

5. What did Lincoln say was one of government's most important roles in "The Legitimate Object of Government"?

(see the answer key)

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