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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through II. Half Slave and Half Free.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Lincoln express his frustration with for not voting for the Party candidate in the presidential election?
(a) Know Nothing.
(b) Abolitionists.
(c) Pro slavery.
(d) Whigs.

2. What does Lincoln not believe in according to "The Social and Political Equality of the Races"?
(a) Racial equality.
(b) War.
(c) Negotiations.
(d) Emancipation.

3. What theory does Lincoln try to disprove in "Opens the Way for All"?
(a) The mudsill theory.
(b) The value theory.
(c) The theory of appropriation.
(d) The free labor theory.

4. When was "Founded on Both Injustice and Bad Policy" written?
(a) 1835.
(b) 1837.
(c) 1834.
(d) 1836.

5. What was considered improper at the time of the writing of "The Taste is in My Mouth"?
(a) Actively seeking the presidential nomination.
(b) Getting on the ballot in primary elections.
(c) Actively seeking financial donations.
(d) Actively pursuing a seat at a convention.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was "I Shall Be Governed By Their Will" written?

2. What was still an unpopular stance at the time Lincoln wrote "Where I Now Stand"?

3. What was "The Eternal Struggle Between Right and Wrong" written for?

4. What state did Lincoln say would make a fine state on his own in "An Evil Tree Can Not Bring Forth Good Fruit"?

5. Who was the United States threatened by according to "Cold, Calculating, Unimpassioned Reason"?

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