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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. Why did Lincoln write "I am Young and Unknown"?
(a) To introduce himself during his first run for office.
(b) To test his rhetoric.
(c) To discuss the politics of an opponent.
(d) To see if people liked his political agenda.

2. When was "The World Has Never Had a Good Definition of Liberty" written?
(a) March 1864.
(b) May 1864.
(c) April 1864.
(d) January1864.

3. What was "Let the Thing Be Pressed"?
(a) A speech.
(b) A telegram.
(c) A letter.
(d) A newspaper column.

4. How was Hooker's character according to "I Will Risk the Dictatorship"?
(a) Vain and ambitious.
(b) Ambitious and proud.
(c) Headstrong and vain.
(d) Headstrong and ambitious.

5. What did Lincoln refuse to do according to "It is the End of Us"?
(a) Compromise on extortion.
(b) Compromise on religious freedom.
(c) Compromise on finances.
(d) Compromise on slavery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What military stalemate did Lincoln address in "An Idea I Have Been Trying to Repudiate for Quite a Year" ?

2. When was "The New Reckoning" written?

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

4. How many conditions did Lincoln put in accepting the surrender of Jefferson Davis?

5. What claims did Lincoln dismiss in "Broken Eggs Cannot Be Mended"?

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