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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Hooker supposed to pursue Lee's army according to "There is No Eligible Route for Us into Richmond"?
(a) To prevent Confederate troops from working in cotton fields.
(b) To prevent Confereate troops from being transferred West.
(c) To prevent Confederate troops from voting.
(d) To prevent Confederate troops from resting.

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

3. 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.

4. What state did Lincoln praise for abolishing slavery?
(a) Florida.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) Maryland.

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

6. When was "The Election Was a Necessity" written?
(a) November 5, 1864.
(b) November 20, 1864.
(c) November 10, 1864.
(d) November 15, 1864.

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

8. What did the election of Republicans pave the way for according to "The New Reckoning"?
(a) Continuation of the war.
(b) The passage of the War Time Spending bill.
(c) The work of reconstruction.
(d) The passage of the the 13th amendment.

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

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

11. What was "I Can Not Consent to Suspend the Draft" a response to?
(a) Riots in Philadelphia.
(b) Riots in Portland.
(c) Riots in Washington.
(d) Riots in New York.

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

13. What was one of Lincoln key objectives in the war according to "Making Our Advantage an Over-match for His"?
(a) East Tennessee.
(b) North Tennessee.
(c) West Tennessee.
(d) South Tennessee.

14. What was "A Single Half-Defeat" about?
(a) The Confederate treatment of prisoners of war.
(b) McClellan's defeat.
(c) The desire to defeat General Lee.
(d) Lincoln's feelings of defeat.

15. What did Lincoln call radicals in "The Jewel of Liberty"?
(a) Segregation.
(b) Incoporating African Americans in the regular army.
(c) Giving former slaves in North Carolina reparation.
(d) Giving African Americans equal rights.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Lincoln tell Hooker not to do in "There is No Eligible Route for Us into Richmond"?

2. How was Hooker's character according to "I Will Risk the Dictatorship"?

3. How long did "Shall Be Thenceforth, and Forever Free" give to the Confederacy states to rejoin the Union?

4. How is "A New Birth of Freedom" better known as?

5. Who was "I Am Distressed Immeasurably" intended for?

(see the answer keys)

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