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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through VI. Events Have Controlled Me.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was considered improper at the time of the writing of "The Taste is in My Mouth"?
(a) Actively pursuing a seat at a convention.
(b) Actively seeking the presidential nomination.
(c) Getting on the ballot in primary elections.
(d) Actively seeking financial donations.

3. What did Lincoln stress in "The Union is Perpetual"?
(a) That the north had remained silent long enough.
(b) That the Union must stay together.
(c) That the north was free of sin.
(d) That the north would not pay for the crimes of the south.

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

5. Who was "The Most Prompt, and Efficient Means" intended for?
(a) Lincoln's Generals at Illinois.
(b) Lincoln's Generals in North Carolina.
(c) Lincoln's Generals at Kentucky.
(d) Lincoln's Generals in Maryland.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Lincoln say the country did not have the capacity to do in "A Full Pardon"?

3. What policy did Lincoln ask congress to help with in "Gradual Emancipation is Better for All"?

4. What theory does Lincoln try to disprove in "Opens the Way for All"?

5. How was the Emancipation Proclamation written?

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