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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. How long did "Shall Be Thenceforth, and Forever Free" give to the Confederacy states to rejoin the Union?
(a) 90 days.
(b) 80 days.
(c) 100 days.
(d) 50 days.

2. What was Lincoln little patience with according to "Grumbling Despatches and Letters"?
(a) Squabbling prisoners of the Confederacy.
(b) Squabbling politicians.
(c) Squabbling mayors.
(d) Squabbling generals.

3. Why wasn't "The Administration Will Not Be Re-Elected" sent by Lincoln?
(a) He won the general election.
(b) He lost it.
(c) An intern stole it.
(d) It was meant as a reminder.

4. What military stalemate did Lincoln address in "An Idea I Have Been Trying to Repudiate for Quite a Year" ?
(a) North Carolina.
(b) Florida.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Mississippi.

5. What happened to white Union commanders leading black soldiers captured by Confederates according to "The Same Protection to All Its Soldiers"?
(a) They were sent home.
(b) They were killed.
(c) They were forced to serve in the Confederate army.
(d) They were forced to sign confession letters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Lincoln tell the recipient of "Time is More Important Than Ever Before" to do with his army?

2. Who was "The Last, Best Hope of Earth" intended for?

3. How was the Emancipation Proclamation written?

4. What did Lincoln call radicals in "The Jewel of Liberty"?

5. Why did Lincoln write "I am Young and Unknown"?

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