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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. What claims did Lincoln dismiss in "Broken Eggs Cannot Be Mended"?
(a) The blacks electing their own president.
(b) A black army marching to Washington.
(c) The newly freed slaves rising to kill all the whites in the southern states.
(d) The whites farmers leaving for Mexico.

2. What did Lincoln point to as the reason for the war continuing in "The Curses of Heaven"?
(a) The south was giving conditions for surrender.
(b) Jefferson Davis' unwillingness to rejoin the Union.
(c) War was good for business.
(d) The war bonds kept the south well stocked.

3. What is the most important characteristic of the ideal lawyer according to "Resolve to Be Honest"?
(a) Timeliness.
(b) Diligence.
(c) Courage.
(d) Rhetoric skills.

4. What did Lincoln think of black and white interaction according to "The Social and Political Equality of the Races"?
(a) Blacks should be paid for their labor.
(b) Blacks should be integrated into society.
(c) Blacks should be left alone and segregated.
(d) Blacks should be shipped back to Africa.

5. What did Lincoln want border states to accept according to "The Incidents of the War Cannot Be Avoided"?
(a) Union rule.
(b) Radical beliefs.
(c) Emancipation.
(d) Suffrage.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who criticized Lincoln's handling of Fremont according to "I Cannot Assume the Reckless Position"?

2. How many troops did Lincoln order to Fort Sumter in "To Suppress Said Combinations"?

3. Who did Lincoln write "A Single Half-Defeat" for?

4. When was the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation issued according to "Shall Be Thenceforth, and Forever Free"?

5. What was Lincoln's number one priority in the war according to "I Would Save the Union"?

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