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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. What is the most important characteristic of the ideal lawyer according to "Resolve to Be Honest"?
(a) Courage.
(b) Rhetoric skills.
(c) Diligence.
(d) Timeliness.

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

3. What theory is Lincoln supporting in "Opens the Way for All"?
(a) The value theory.
(b) The theory of appropriation.
(c) The mudsill theory.
(d) The free labor theory.

4. What was General Hooker appointed as at the time of "I Will Risk the Dictatorship"?
(a) Commander of the Potomac army.
(b) Commander of the Virginia army.
(c) Commander of the Massachusetts army.
(d) Commander of the Union armies.

5. How does Lincoln portray Republicans concerning slavery?
(a) As the most intelligent.
(b) As the right choice for business.
(c) As conservative.
(d) As progressive.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was "The Union is Perpetual" written for?

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

3. What skills attracted historians to Lincoln?

4. What does Lincoln want in "I Expect to Maintain this Contest"?

5. What did Lincoln want border states to accept according to "The Incidents of the War Cannot Be Avoided"?

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