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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through VII. To Bind Up the Nation's Wounds.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was "A House Divided" written?
(a) 1859.
(b) 1854.
(c) 1857.
(d) 1858.

2. What was Lincoln seeking in "I am Not the First Choice of Many"?
(a) The Republican nomination for presidential election.
(b) A financial backer.
(c) A seat at a convention.
(d) A ballot in the primary elections.

3. What was Lincoln's number one priority in the war according to "I Would Save the Union"?
(a) Freeing the slaves.
(b) Maintaining his legacy.
(c) Saving the Union.
(d) Humiliating Jefferson Davis.

4. Why did Lincoln send "Quarrel Not at All" to the brother in law of Stephen Douglas?
(a) To prevent distention in Congress.
(b) To humiliate Stephen Douglas.
(c) To avoid further embarrassment to his family.
(d) To make an example.

5. Why was Hooker relieved of duties shortly after "Lee's Army Is Your True Objective Point"?
(a) He refused to take Richmond.
(b) He refused to pursue Lee.
(c) He refused to use intelligence gathered by a woman.
(d) He refused to stop and rest.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was "Give Me a Tangible Nucleus" written?

2. What offer did Lincoln reject in "Few Things are So Troublesome"?

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

4. What did Carl Schurz blame Lincoln's administration for according to "I Do Not See That Their Superiority of Success has Been So Marked"?

5. What was still an unpopular stance at the time Lincoln wrote "Where I Now Stand"?

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