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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through V. A New Birth of Freedom.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Lincoln consider the Civil War to be a test of according to "A People's Contest"?
(a) Democracy.
(b) Human resolve.
(c) Lincoln himself.
(d) Republican ideals.

2. How does Lincoln portray Republicans concerning slavery?
(a) As the most intelligent.
(b) As progressive.
(c) As conservative.
(d) As the right choice for business.

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

4. When did Lincoln break his engagement to Mary Todd according to "The Most Miserable Man Living"?
(a) 1834.
(b) 1843.
(c) 1841.
(d) 1835.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of political opponent did Lincoln pursue during the war according to "Indispensable to the Public Safety"?

2. When did Mary Todd and Lincoln reconcile?

3. Why was the general Lincoln sent "But You Must Act" to defeated?

4. What did Lincoln think of black and white interaction according to "The Social and Political Equality of the Races"?

5. When was "I Shall Be Governed By Their Will" written?

(see the answer key)

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