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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 "The Last, Best Hope of Earth" intended for?
(a) A friend.
(b) Congress.
(c) A family member.
(d) A newspaper journalist.

2. Who would employ the strategy Lincoln described in "Making Our Advantage an Over-match for His" in 1864?
(a) General Sherman.
(b) General Grant.
(c) General McClellan.
(d) General Hooker.

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

4. Who did Lincoln criticize in "If We Never Try, We Shall Never Succeed"?
(a) Hooker.
(b) McClellan.
(c) Sherman.
(d) Grant.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Lincoln elected in the state legislature according to "I Shall Be Governed By Their Will"?

2. Why did Lincoln send "Quarrel Not at All" to the brother in law of Stephen Douglas?

3. What state did Lincoln say would make a fine state on his own in "An Evil Tree Can Not Bring Forth Good Fruit"?

4. What type of political opponent did Lincoln pursue during the war according to "Indispensable to the Public Safety"?

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

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