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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. Who was the United States threatened by according to "Cold, Calculating, Unimpassioned Reason"?
(a) By forces within.
(b) By slaves.
(c) By Canada.
(d) By Mexico.

2. What was still an unpopular stance at the time Lincoln wrote "Where I Now Stand"?
(a) Being Republican.
(b) Being an abolitionist.
(c) Being pro-slavery.
(d) Being a Democrat.

3. Where was Lincoln headed for according to "An Affectionate Farewell" ?
(a) Boston.
(b) Florida.
(c) Washington.
(d) New York.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Lincoln born?

2. What charges was "Blowing Out the Moral Lights Around Us" a response to?

3. At what age did Lincoln stop working on the family farm?

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

5. Who made the charge Lincoln answered to in "I am Not a Member of Any Church" ?

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