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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. What was Lincoln seeking in "I am Not the First Choice of Many"?
(a) A seat at a convention.
(b) A ballot in the primary elections.
(c) A financial backer.
(d) The Republican nomination for presidential election.

2. When was "I Shall Be Governed By Their Will" written?
(a) 1835.
(b) 1834.
(c) 1837.
(d) 1836.

3. When was "The Tug Has to Come" written?
(a) Before Lincoln saw the election results.
(b) After Lincoln's election as President.
(c) When Lincoln announced he would accept the nomination.
(d) After his inauguration.

4. What did Lincoln feel about the new commander of the Union Armies?
(a) He gives him the benefit of the doubt.
(b) He could not trust his judgement.
(c) He was nominated to please Congress.
(d) He had complete confidence in him.

5. What did Lincoln want African Americans to do after the war according to "The Ban is Still Upon You"?
(a) Go to Texas.
(b) Return to Africa.
(c) Colonize the Caribbean.
(d) Go west.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age did Lincoln stop working on the family farm?

2. What did Carl Schurz blame Lincoln's administration for according to "I Do Not See That Their Superiority of Success has Been So Marked"?

3. When was "The New Reckoning" written?

4. Why was Hooker supposed to pursue Lee's army according to "There is No Eligible Route for Us into Richmond"?

5. How many troops did Lincoln order to Fort Sumter in "To Suppress Said Combinations"?

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