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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. Who criticized Lincoln's handling of Fremont according to "I Cannot Assume the Reckless Position"?
(a) Caldwell Browning.
(b) Jacob Quincy.
(c) Orville Browning.
(d) John Quincy.

2. Who did Lincoln express his frustration with for not voting for the Party candidate in the presidential election?
(a) Abolitionists.
(b) Pro slavery.
(c) Whigs.
(d) Know Nothing.

3. What does Lincoln say of secession in"The Union is Perpetual"?
(a) That no state had the right to secede.
(b) That it would hurt the economy.
(c) That it could be necessary, but not in this case.
(d) That it would be the cause of financial collapse.

4. What did Lincoln belittle in "A Question of Interest"?
(a) A political opponent.
(b) Pro-slavery positions.
(c) Emancipation proposition.
(d) A Southern slave owner.

5. What did Lincoln see as advantageous when writing "I Accept the Nomination"?
(a) Being specific about policy.
(b) Being clear about his political allies.
(c) Being vague about policy.
(d) Being clear about his enemies in the south.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was "A House Divided" written?

2. Who would employ the strategy Lincoln described in "Making Our Advantage an Over-match for His" in 1864?

3. When was "Right Makes Might" written?

4. What does Lincoln want in "I Expect to Maintain this Contest"?

5. What did Lincoln ask Sherman to do in "Go Far Towards Losing the Whole Union Cause"?

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