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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was the general Lincoln sent "But You Must Act" to defeated?
(a) He let Confederates cut off his supply line.
(b) He gave Confederates forces time to re-deploy.
(c) He gave Confederates a chance to take them prisoner.
(d) He was lazy and did not have a plan.

2. Who was in command of the Union armies in April of 1864?
(a) General McClellan.
(b) General Grant.
(c) General Hooker.
(d) General Sherman.

3. What did "Questions I Reserve to Myself" foreshadow?
(a) Proclamation to Overrule the General's Emancipation.
(b) Proclamation for National Fast Day.
(c) Thanksgiving Proclamation.
(d) The Emancipation Proclamation.

4. When did Lincoln suspend the right of Habeas Corpus according to "The Writ of Habeas Corpus is Suspended" ?
(a) Two days after the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.
(b) Two weeks before the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.
(c) Two days before the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.
(d) Two weeks after the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.

5. Why did Lincoln thank the recipient of "Not Best to Swap Horses When Crossing Streams" for?
(a) Backing his war spending bill effort.
(b) Backing him for the nomination of the Republican Party.
(c) Backing his favorite candidate to his old congressional seat.
(d) Backing him about the war.

6. Who was "The Last, Best Hope of Earth" intended for?
(a) A friend.
(b) Congress.
(c) A family member.
(d) A newspaper journalist.

7. What offer did Lincoln reject in "Few Things are So Troublesome"?
(a) Trading corn.
(b) Trading cotton.
(c) Trading iron.
(d) Trading prisoners.

8. What type of political opponent did Lincoln pursue during the war according to "Indispensable to the Public Safety"?
(a) Financial opponents.
(b) War opponents.
(c) Reform opponents.
(d) Social opponents.

9. When was "The Last, Best Hope of Earth" written?
(a) January 1963.
(b) December 1862.
(c) November 1962.
(d) February 1963.

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

11. Who was "The Heaviest Blow Yet Dealt to the Rebellion" intended for?
(a) An Illinois soldier.
(b) An Illinois widow.
(c) An Illinois acquaintance.
(d) His stepbrother..

12. Who would employ the strategy Lincoln described in "Making Our Advantage an Over-match for His" in 1864?
(a) General Sherman.
(b) General Hooker.
(c) General McClellan.
(d) General Grant.

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

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

15. How was the Emancipation Proclamation written?
(a) With rhetoric to support it.
(b) In a brief manner.
(c) In a straightforward manner.
(d) Straightforward and brief.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was "But You Must Act" intended for?

2. What was Lincoln's number one priority in the war according to "I Would Save the Union"?

3. What compelled Lincoln to take the steps leading to war and the Emancipation Proclamation according to "If Slavery is Not Wrong, Nothing is Wrong"?

4. What policy did Lincoln ask congress to help with in "Gradual Emancipation is Better for All"?

5. What was General Hooker appointed as at the time of "I Will Risk the Dictatorship"?

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