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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through III. The Perpetuity of Popular Government.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Lincoln portray Republicans concerning slavery?
(a) As the most intelligent.
(b) As conservative.
(c) As progressive.
(d) As the right choice for business.

2. How many troops did Lincoln order to Fort Sumter in "To Suppress Said Combinations"?
(a) 75,000.
(b) 125000.
(c) 250000.
(d) 25000.

3. What was Lincoln not comfortable with according to the editor?
(a) Expressing personal feelings.
(b) Writing letters.
(c) Talking in public.
(d) Talking to constituents.

4. What does Lincoln tell Senator Lyman Trumbull in "The Taste is in My Mouth"?
(a) That he should support his nomination.
(b) That he should give up his seat at the convention.
(c) That he should put his name on the ballot.
(d) That he should help him financially.

5. What theory does Lincoln try to disprove in "Opens the Way for All"?
(a) The theory of appropriation.
(b) The free labor theory.
(c) The mudsill theory.
(d) The value theory.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Lincoln slow to recognize the true gravity of in "There is No Cause for Such Fears"?

2. What was Lincoln seeking in "I am Not the First Choice of Many"?

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

4. What was "The Eternal Struggle Between Right and Wrong" written for?

5. When was Lincoln first elected to Congress?

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