Selection Test: "Emancipation" from Lincoln: A Photobiography by

According to the author of "Emancipation," what was the toughest decision Lincoln faced as president during the Civil War?

• He had to decide what to do about rebels in the South.

• He had to decide what to do about slavery.

• He had to decide which generals to trust.

• He had to decide how to keep the border states loyal.

What statement best summarizes the main idea of "Emancipation"?

• Without the Emancipation Proclamation, the Confederacy would have won the war.

• The Emancipation Proclamation was not popular in either North or the South.

• Lincoln's handling of the slavery issue disappointed the abolitionists.

• Lincoln faces many pressures and restrictions in dealing with slavery.

According to the author of "Emancipation," what did Lincoln believe was the main reason to go to was against the Confederacy?

• to punish the traitors who had formed the Confedracy

• to restore the Union, making the United States one nation again

• to emancipate, or free, the slaves in the Southern and border states

• to keep the loyal border states in the Union

How could freeing the slaves help the North's war effort?

• Many former slave owners would join the Union army

• many people in the border states would join the Union army

• many freed slaves would join the Union army

• many soldiers would leave the Confederate army in protest

Which passage suggests why Lincoln became convinced that he had to free the slaves?

• "Emancipation in the cotton states is simply an absurdity," said a Kentucky

  congressman.

• The president must wait until the Union had won a decisive military victory in the

  East.

• Perhaps then the liberated slaves could be resettled in Africa or Central America.

• It was absurd, [Republican senators] argued, to fight the war without destroying the

  institution that had caused it.

According to the author of "Emancipation," what comment did Lincoln make as he signed the Emancipation Proclamation?

• "If my name ever goes into history, … it will be for this act."

• "We of this Congress and this administration, will be remembered in spite of

  ourselves."

• "In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free…."

• Emancipation was "a military necessity…."

Which word best describes the author's attitude toward Lincoln in this passage from

"Emancipation"?

He looked tired. He had been shaking hands all morning, and now his hand trembled as he picked up a gold pen to sign his name.

• amused

• accusing

• dissatisfied

• sympathetic

Which word is closest in meaning to the word humiliating?

• slow

• beautiful

• dangerous

• embarrassing

If Lincoln had decided to compensate slave owners, he would have done what?

• He would have them arrested.

• He would have paid them for their slaves.

• He would have taken all of their property.

• He would have allowed them to keep their slaves.

Which word is an antonym of the word alienate?

• include

• mock

• elimnate

• exclude