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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through VI. Events Have Controlled Me.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Lincoln break his engagement to Mary Todd according to "The Most Miserable Man Living"?
(a) 1841.
(b) 1834.
(c) 1835.
(d) 1843.

2. When was "Give Me a Tangible Nucleus" written?
(a) November 1863.
(b) January 1864.
(c) December 1863.
(d) October 1863.

3. When was "A Moral, a Social, and a Political Wrong" written?
(a) 1856.
(b) 1858.
(c) 1857.
(d) 1860.

4. 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 pursuing a seat at a convention.
(c) Getting on the ballot in primary elections.
(d) Actively seeking financial donations.

5. What does Lincoln tell Senator Lyman Trumbull in "The Taste is in My Mouth"?
(a) That he should support his nomination.
(b) That he should give up his seat at the convention.
(c) That he should put his name on the ballot.
(d) That he should help him financially.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who did Lincoln offend in "A House Divided" according to "Construed So Differently from Any Thing Intended by Me"?

3. What did Lincoln support in "It Works Doubly"?

4. What was Lincoln seeking in "I am Not the First Choice of Many"?

5. What was the worry according to "The Most Prompt, and Efficient Means"?

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