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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was "In This Sad World of Ours" for?
(a) A politician who lost a son in the war.
(b) A friend who lost a brother in the war.
(c) A young girl whose father was killed in the war.
(d) A widow whose sons were killed in the war.

2. Who was "The Last, Best Hope of Earth" intended for?
(a) Congress.
(b) A newspaper journalist.
(c) A friend.
(d) A family member.

3. Why was Hooker supposed to pursue Lee's army according to "There is No Eligible Route for Us into Richmond"?
(a) To prevent Confereate troops from being transferred West.
(b) To prevent Confederate troops from voting.
(c) To prevent Confederate troops from resting.
(d) To prevent Confederate troops from working in cotton fields.

4. What military stalemate did Lincoln address in "An Idea I Have Been Trying to Repudiate for Quite a Year" ?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Florida.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) North Carolina.

5. Who was "Constantly Denounced and Opposed" intended for?
(a) Isaac Arnold.
(b) Otto beruk.
(c) Mark Stanberg.
(d) Robert Cramn.

6. Who would employ the strategy Lincoln described in "Making Our Advantage an Over-match for His" in 1864?
(a) General Sherman.
(b) General McClellan.
(c) General Hooker.
(d) General Grant.

7. What military objective did Lincoln remind the recipient of "I Am Not Watching You with an Evil-Eye" was vital to the war effort?
(a) East Mississippi.
(b) East Tennessee.
(c) East Florida.
(d) East Maine.

8. What did Lincoln support in "It Works Doubly"?
(a) The use of Native American soldiers.
(b) The use of defecting Confederate soldiers.
(c) The use of Irish soldiers.
(d) The use of black soldiers.

9. Who was "But You Must Act" intended for?
(a) General McCall.
(b) General McArthur.
(c) General McClellan.
(d) General McCook.

10. What does Lincoln want in "I Expect to Maintain this Contest"?
(a) More supplies.
(b) More troops.
(c) More money.
(d) More support from government leaders.

11. Why wasn't "The Administration Will Not Be Re-Elected" sent by Lincoln?
(a) He won the general election.
(b) An intern stole it.
(c) It was meant as a reminder.
(d) He lost it.

12. How is "A New Birth of Freedom" better known as?
(a) The Grand Finale.
(b) The Wellington Speech.
(c) The Gettysburg Address.
(d) Lincoln's First Commencement Adress.

13. What state did Lincoln praise for abolishing slavery?
(a) Florida.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) Maryland.

14. What idea did Lincoln stress in "The Jewel of Liberty" ?
(a) Limited black suffrage for the state of Noth Carolina.
(b) Limited black suffrage for the state of New York.
(c) Limited black suffrage for the state of Florida..
(d) Limited black suffrage for the state of Louisiana.

15. When was the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation issued according to "Shall Be Thenceforth, and Forever Free"?
(a) September 1862.
(b) November 1862.
(c) October 1862.
(d) December1862.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Lincoln send "Quarrel Not at All" to the brother in law of Stephen Douglas?

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

3. When was "The Last, Best Hope of Earth" written?

4. Why was Hooker relieved of duties shortly after "Lee's Army Is Your True Objective Point"?

5. What did Lincoln point to as the reason for the war continuing in "The Curses of Heaven"?

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