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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 "I Shall Be Governed By Their Will" written?
(a) 1835.
(b) 1837.
(c) 1836.
(d) 1834.

2. What kind of education did Lincoln mostly rely on according to the "Preface"?
(a) Post graduate studies.
(b) Self education.
(c) High school.
(d) Some college.

3. What charges was "Blowing Out the Moral Lights Around Us" a response to?
(a) Lincoln being a pacifist.
(b) Lincoln being a politician.
(c) Lincoln being an abolitionist.
(d) Lincoln being pro-slavery.

4. What is the topic of "More Painful Than Pleasant"?
(a) The imminent death of Lincoln's mother.
(b) The imminent death of Lincoln's brother in law.
(c) The imminent death of Lincoln's father.
(d) The imminent death of Lincoln's sister.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was considered improper at the time of the writing of "The Taste is in My Mouth"?

2. Who was "More Painful Than Pleasant" intended for?

3. When was the Dred Scott case judged by the Supreme Court according to "All the Powers of Earth Seem Rapidly Combining Against Him"?

4. What did Lincoln think of black and white interaction according to "The Social and Political Equality of the Races"?

5. What does Grace Bedell suggest Lincoln should do in the letter Lincoln answer to with "A Piece of Silly Affection" ?

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