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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through III. The Perpetuity of Popular Government.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What charge did Lincoln answer to in "I am Not a Member of Any Church" ?
(a) Being Mornon.
(b) Being an atheist.
(c) Being Franc Masson.
(d) Being Catholic.

2. What does Lincoln tell Senator Lyman Trumbull in "The Taste is in My Mouth"?
(a) That he should support his nomination.
(b) That he should give up his seat at the convention.
(c) That he should put his name on the ballot.
(d) That he should help him financially.

3. What financial advice did Lincoln give to lawyers in "Resolve to Be Honest"?
(a) Not to charge exorbitant fees.
(b) Make as much money as possible.
(c) Charge what the client could afford.
(d) Spent one day a month doing pro bono work.

4. What did Lincoln profess was needed to maintain America's political institutions?
(a) Education.
(b) Desire for expansion.
(c) Restraint and self control.
(d) Will power.

5. What did the Whigs support according to "Bow to It I Never Will"?
(a) Small banks.
(b) Emancipation.
(c) Trade with England.
(d) A strong national bank.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of education did Lincoln mostly rely on according to the "Preface"?

3. Who did Lincoln express his frustration with for not voting for the Party candidate in the presidential election?

4. When was Lincoln politically adrift in "Where I Now Stand"?

5. What did Lincoln belittle in "A Question of Interest"?

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