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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was in the works by August of 1862 according to the editor?
(a) Lincoln's change in policy.
(b) The Emancipation Proclamation.
(c) Lincoln's autobiography.
(d) The new Declaration of Independence.

2. Why was Hooker relieved of duties shortly after "Lee's Army Is Your True Objective Point"?
(a) He refused to pursue Lee.
(b) He refused to use intelligence gathered by a woman.
(c) He refused to stop and rest.
(d) He refused to take Richmond.

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

4. What did Lincoln tell Hooker not to do in "There is No Eligible Route for Us into Richmond"?
(a) Take Richmond.
(b) Attack Lee's army.
(c) Pursue Lee's army.
(d) Rest his troops.

5. Why was Lincoln at his lowest when he wrote "The Will of God Prevails"?
(a) The Union was defeated at the Battle of Wilderness.
(b) The Union was defeated at the Battle of Antietam.
(c) The Union was defeated again at Bull Run.
(d) The Union was defeated at the Battle of Shiloh.

6. Who was "But You Must Act" intended for?
(a) General McCall.
(b) General McCook.
(c) General McArthur.
(d) General McClellan.

7. What was the war about according to "Equal Privileges in the Race of Life"?
(a) The prosperity of future generations.
(b) Teaching the south a lesson.
(c) Abolishing slavery.
(d) Lincoln's legacy.

8. What did Lincoln refuse to do in "Will Be Received and Considered"?
(a) Negotiate with the South.
(b) Increase war spending.
(c) Create another army.
(d) Abolish conscription.

9. Who was "Constantly Denounced and Opposed" intended for?
(a) Isaac Arnold.
(b) Robert Cramn.
(c) Mark Stanberg.
(d) Otto beruk.

10. Who sent the letter prompting Lincoln to write "Not an Entirely Impartial Judge"?
(a) A pro-slavery white man.
(b) Jefferson Davis.
(c) General Grant.
(d) A Confederate minister.

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

12. 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) An intern stole it.
(d) He won the general election.

13. Who does Lincoln congratulate in "You Were Right, and I Was Wrong"?
(a) General Marshall.
(b) General McClellan.
(c) General Grant.
(d) General Sherman.

14. Who was "In This Sad World of Ours" for?
(a) A friend who lost a brother in the war.
(b) A widow whose sons were killed in the war.
(c) A young girl whose father was killed in the war.
(d) A politician who lost a son in the war.

15. Who did Lincoln criticize in "If We Never Try, We Shall Never Succeed"?
(a) McClellan.
(b) Hooker.
(c) Grant.
(d) Sherman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Lincoln thank in "Not Best to Swap Horses When Crossing Streams"?

2. Who was "The Heaviest Blow Yet Dealt to the Rebellion" intended for?

3. Why did Lincoln send "Quarrel Not at All" to the brother in law of Stephen Douglas?

4. What offer did Lincoln reject in "Few Things are So Troublesome"?

5. When was "The Election Was a Necessity" written?

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