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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Appendix 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Lincoln would go off by himself, he referred to it as _______________.
(a) Necessary
(b) Reprieve
(c) Reconstitution
(d) Hypo

2. Lincoln was considered to be less a politician and more a _________________.
(a) Policeman
(b) General
(c) Father
(d) Mediator

3. Which of the following words were not used by Herndon to describe Lincoln?
(a) Calm
(b) Cold
(c) Impulsive
(d) Precise

4. In what city was a signed lithograph of the Gettysburg Address sold?
(a) New York
(b) Baltimore
(c) Springfield
(d) Washington

5. What does the author refer to in context with the word "liminal"?
(a) Where opposites meet
(b) Dreaming
(c) Deja vu
(d) Rainfall

Short Answer Questions

1. What made it easier for Lincoln to speak about different topics in different areas?

2. What state did Henry Clay represent?

3. For the living, one should offer ________________.

4. Which of these is not associated with the Culture of Death?

5. Lincoln wrote a flowery message about Uncle Sam to which friend?

(see the answer key)

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