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

2. Who did Lincoln offend in "A House Divided" according to "Construed So Differently from Any Thing Intended by Me"?
(a) Democrats.
(b) Southern States.
(c) Republicans.
(d) Southern plantation owners.

3. When was "Can We Not Come Together, for the Future" written?
(a) 1853.
(b) 1852.
(c) 1857.
(d) 1856.

4. What theory is Lincoln supporting in "Opens the Way for All"?
(a) The theory of appropriation.
(b) The free labor theory.
(c) The mudsill theory.
(d) The value theory.

5. When was Lincoln first elected to Congress?
(a) 1846.
(b) 1850.
(c) 1845.
(d) 1842.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the topic of "Founded on Both Injustice and Bad Policy"?

2. What did Lincoln say was one of government's most important roles in "The Legitimate Object of Government"?

3. What financial advice did Lincoln give to lawyers in "Resolve to Be Honest"?

4. What would doom African American slaves according to "Public Sentiment"?

5. When was "A House Divided" written?

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