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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. When was Lincoln elected in the state legislature according to "I Shall Be Governed By Their Will"?
(a) 1835.
(b) 1837.
(c) 1834.
(d) 1836.

2. Who could not become a citizen of the United States according to the Dred Scott ruling?
(a) Native Americans.
(b) African Americans.
(c) People born outside the United States.
(d) Texans.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What theory does Lincoln try to disprove in "Opens the Way for All"?

2. When was "A House Divided" written?

3. What does Grace Bedell suggest Lincoln should do in the letter Lincoln answer to with "A Piece of Silly Affection" ?

4. When was the Kansas-Nebraska act signed according to "Our Republican Robe is Soiled"?

5. What was considered improper at the time of the writing of "The Taste is in My Mouth"?

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