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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. What did Lincoln want to wait for before deciding to take action according to "The Most Prompt, and Efficient Means"?
(a) A vote on secession by the North Carolina state legislature.
(b) A vote on secession by the Kentucky state legislature.
(c) A vote on secession by the Illinois state legislature.
(d) A vote on secession by the Maryland state legislature.

2. Why did Lincoln want troops to be raised in "To Suppress Said Combinations"?
(a) To assuage fears.
(b) To attack plantations.
(c) To show strength.
(d) To put down the Southern rebellion.

3. Who did Lincoln belittle in "Bow to It I Never Will"?
(a) A Know Nothing party plan.
(b) A Whig party plan.
(c) A Republican party plan.
(d) A Democratic party plan.

4. What were Kansas and Nebraska established as?
(a) Free states.
(b) Slave states.
(c) Confederate states.
(d) Border states.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lincoln rail against in "It is the End of Us"?

2. Where was Lincoln headed for according to "An Affectionate Farewell" ?

3. Why was war never declared between the Union and the Confederacy?

4. What were the southern states doing at the time of "The Tug Has to Come"?

5. What did Lincoln stress in "The Union is Perpetual"?

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