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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What did Lincoln say the country did not have the capacity to do in "A Full Pardon"?
(a) Treat Confederate soldiers as prisoners of war.
(b) Treat Confederate soldiers as loyal.
(c) Treat Confederate soldiers as people.
(d) Treat Confederate soldiers as criminals.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Lincoln congratulate in "You Were Right, and I Was Wrong"?

2. Who was "Constantly Denounced and Opposed" intended for?

3. Why wasn't "The Administration Will Not Be Re-Elected" sent by Lincoln?

4. What did Lincoln point to as the reason for the war continuing in "The Curses of Heaven"?

5. Why did Lincoln thank the recipient of "Not Best to Swap Horses When Crossing Streams" for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lincoln make the Union synonymous with in December 1862?

2. What became a contentious issue of the Reconstruction era?

3. What does Lincoln claim in a response to a white man?

4. What did Lincoln pocket veto?

5. What did Lincoln point out in a December 1863 address according to "Events Have Controlled Me"?

6. What did Lincoln attempt to persuade Congress to do?

7. What was Lincoln convinced of in August 1864?

8. Why are elections necessary based on an address written on November 10, 1864?

9. What was Lincoln under increasing pressure to do by July 1864?

10. What does Lincoln stress about the war to a group of soldiers?

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