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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through V. A New Birth of Freedom.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was "For a Vast Future Also" intended for?
(a) Mayors.
(b) Generals.
(c) The Confederacy.
(d) Congress.

2. What was "The Union is Perpetual" written for?
(a) His first speech to Congress.
(b) His inaugural address.
(c) A letter to his constituents.
(d) A letter to his wife.

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

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

5. How does Lincoln portray himself in "For, and Not Against the Union"?
(a) As a slave owner.
(b) As a moderate.
(c) As a Catholic.
(d) As an abolitionist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Lincoln profess was needed to maintain America's political institutions?

2. What was Lincoln little patience with according to "Grumbling Despatches and Letters"?

3. Who was "A Fair Specimen of What Has Occurred to Me Through Life" intended for?

4. What line of the Declaration did Lincoln cite in"All the Powers of Earth Seem Rapidly Combining Against Him"?

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

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