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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 "In This Sad World of Ours" for?
(a) A widow whose sons were killed in the war.
(b) A politician who lost a son in the war.
(c) A young girl whose father was killed in the war.
(d) A friend who lost a brother in the war.

2. What state did Lincoln say would make a fine state on his own in "An Evil Tree Can Not Bring Forth Good Fruit"?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Texas.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) California.

3. Who did Lincoln campaign for according to "Can We Not Come Together, for the Future"?
(a) The Know Nothings.
(b) The Republican party.
(c) The Whigs.
(d) The Democratic party.

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

5. Who was "A Fair Specimen of What Has Occurred to Me Through Life" intended for?
(a) A soldier.
(b) A housewife.
(c) An actor.
(d) A political ally.

Short Answer Questions

1. What charge did Lincoln answer to in "I am Not a Member of Any Church" ?

2. What policy did Lincoln ask congress to help with in "Gradual Emancipation is Better for All"?

3. What did Lincoln think of black and white interaction according to "The Social and Political Equality of the Races"?

4. What would doom African American slaves according to "Public Sentiment"?

5. When was "Right Makes Might" written?

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