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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through VII. To Bind Up the Nation's Wounds.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was "I Am Distressed Immeasurably" intended for?
(a) General Meade.
(b) General McClellan.
(c) General Grant.
(d) General Sherman.

2. When was Lincoln first elected to Congress?
(a) 1850.
(b) 1842.
(c) 1845.
(d) 1846.

3. Who was "An Affectionate Farewell" intended for?
(a) His close friend
(b) His Illinois constituents.
(c) Mary Todd.
(d) His family.

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

5. When was "Will Be Received and Considered" written?
(a) May 1864.
(b) August 1864.
(c) July 1864.
(d) June 1864.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was still an unpopular stance at the time Lincoln wrote "Where I Now Stand"?

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

3. What did Lincoln feel about the new commander of the Union Armies?

4. What is the topic of "Founded on Both Injustice and Bad Policy"?

5. What became the most contentious issue of the Reconstruction era according to "A Full Pardon"?

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