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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through VI. Events Have Controlled Me.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Lincoln send "Hold On With a Bull-dog Grip" to?
(a) General McClellan.
(b) General Sherman.
(c) General Grant.
(d) General Hooker.

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

3. Who was "The Most Prompt, and Efficient Means" intended for?
(a) Lincoln's Generals in North Carolina.
(b) Lincoln's Generals at Kentucky.
(c) Lincoln's Generals at Illinois.
(d) Lincoln's Generals in Maryland.

4. What military stalemate did Lincoln address in "An Idea I Have Been Trying to Repudiate for Quite a Year" ?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Florida.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) Mississippi.

5. When was the sketch in the "Prologue" written?
(a) 1860.
(b) 1859.
(c) 1858.
(d) 1857.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the election of Republicans pave the way for according to "The New Reckoning"?

2. What military objective did Lincoln remind the recipient of "I Am Not Watching You with an Evil-Eye" was vital to the war effort?

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

4. What was Lincoln little patience with according to "Grumbling Despatches and Letters"?

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

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