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

2. Who was "A Fair Specimen of What Has Occurred to Me Through Life" intended for?
(a) An actor.
(b) A housewife.
(c) A political ally.
(d) A soldier.

3. Why was war never declared between the Union and the Confederacy?
(a) The Confederacy would not last long at the hands of Lincoln.
(b) The Confederacy was not considered important.
(c) The Confederacy was thought to be weak.
(d) The Confederacy was not consider an independent country by the Union.

4. What did Lincoln feel about the new commander of the Union Armies?
(a) He was nominated to please Congress.
(b) He gives him the benefit of the doubt.
(c) He had complete confidence in him.
(d) He could not trust his judgement.

5. Who does Lincoln thank in "Not Best to Swap Horses When Crossing Streams"?
(a) The anti-slavery league.
(b) The Republican party.
(c) The Democratic party.
(d) The Union League.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was "The Most Prompt, and Efficient Means" intended for?

2. What did Lincoln support in "It Works Doubly"?

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

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

5. What was "I Can Not Consent to Suspend the Draft" a response to?

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