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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. Who would employ the strategy Lincoln described in "Making Our Advantage an Over-match for His" in 1864?
(a) General Sherman.
(b) General Hooker.
(c) General McClellan.
(d) General Grant.

2. Who was "In This Sad World of Ours" for?
(a) A widow whose sons were killed in the war.
(b) A young girl whose father was killed in the war.
(c) A politician who lost a son in the war.
(d) A friend who lost a brother in the war.

3. What would doom African American slaves according to "Public Sentiment"?
(a) The public thinking that slavery it was not a moral issue.
(b) The public thinking it was in the hands of the states.
(c) The public thinking it was in the hands of Lincoln.
(d) The public thinking it was a financial issue.

4. When was Lincoln elected in the state legislature according to "I Shall Be Governed By Their Will"?
(a) 1835.
(b) 1834.
(c) 1837.
(d) 1836.

5. What was "I Can Not Consent to Suspend the Draft" a response to?
(a) Riots in New York.
(b) Riots in Portland.
(c) Riots in Philadelphia.
(d) Riots in Washington.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was "Give Me a Tangible Nucleus" written?

2. Who did Lincoln write "A Single Half-Defeat" for?

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

4. What did Lincoln want border states to accept according to "The Incidents of the War Cannot Be Avoided"?

5. When did Mary Todd and Lincoln reconcile?

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