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

2. What did Lincoln want to wait for before deciding to take action according to "The Most Prompt, and Efficient Means"?
(a) A vote on secession by the Illinois state legislature.
(b) A vote on secession by the Kentucky state legislature.
(c) A vote on secession by the Maryland state legislature.
(d) A vote on secession by the North Carolina state legislature.

3. When was Lincoln politically adrift in "Where I Now Stand"?
(a) 1856.
(b) 1854.
(c) 1855.
(d) 1857.

4. What would doom African American slaves according to "Public Sentiment"?
(a) The public thinking it was in the hands of Lincoln.
(b) The public thinking it was a financial issue.
(c) The public thinking that slavery it was not a moral issue.
(d) The public thinking it was in the hands of the states.

5. How many troops did Lincoln order to Fort Sumter in "To Suppress Said Combinations"?
(a) 75,000.
(b) 125000.
(c) 25000.
(d) 250000.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age did Lincoln stop working on the family farm?

2. Who was "For a Vast Future Also" intended for?

3. What was Lincoln not comfortable with according to the editor?

4. When was Lincoln first elected to Congress?

5. Who did Lincoln offend in "A House Divided" according to "Construed So Differently from Any Thing Intended by Me"?

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