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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 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.

2. When was "Founded on Both Injustice and Bad Policy" written?
(a) 1836.
(b) 1837.
(c) 1834.
(d) 1835.

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

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

5. What was Lincoln seeking in "I am Not the First Choice of Many"?
(a) A financial backer.
(b) The Republican nomination for presidential election.
(c) A ballot in the primary elections.
(d) A seat at a convention.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lincoln tell Senator Lyman Trumbull in "The Taste is in My Mouth"?

2. Who criticized Lincoln's handling of Fremont according to "I Cannot Assume the Reckless Position"?

3. How does Lincoln portray himself in "For, and Not Against the Union"?

4. What does Lincoln say of secession in"The Union is Perpetual"?

5. What theory is Lincoln supporting in "Opens the Way for All"?

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