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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) 1860.
(c) 1857.
(d) 1858.

2. What did Lincoln see as advantageous when writing "I Accept the Nomination"?
(a) Being clear about his political allies.
(b) Being vague about policy.
(c) Being clear about his enemies in the south.
(d) Being specific about policy.

3. What did Lincoln think of black and white interaction according to "The Social and Political Equality of the Races"?
(a) Blacks should be integrated into society.
(b) Blacks should be shipped back to Africa.
(c) Blacks should be paid for their labor.
(d) Blacks should be left alone and segregated.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Lincoln express his frustration with for not voting for the Party candidate in the presidential election?

2. What does Lincoln tell Senator Lyman Trumbull in "The Taste is in My Mouth"?

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

4. When did Lincoln break his engagement to Mary Todd according to "The Most Miserable Man Living"?

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

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