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

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

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

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

5. 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 Confederate troops from voting.
(c) To prevent Confederate troops from resting.
(d) To prevent Confereate troops from being transferred West.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Lincoln write "A Single Half-Defeat" for?

2. When was "The World Has Never Had a Good Definition of Liberty" written?

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

4. When was "The Last, Best Hope of Earth" written?

5. What did Lincoln call radicals in "The Jewel of Liberty"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What words does the Gettysburg Address begin with?

2. Why did Lincoln write to Carl Schurz?

3. What was Lincoln convinced of in August 1864?

4. What does Lincoln address when he writes to General Hooker?

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

6. What trade did Lincoln reject?

7. Why was Hooker soon relieved of his duties?

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

9. What did Lincoln demonstrate in his letter to General Don Carlos Buell according to "We Cannot Escape History"?

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

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