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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Unlike Lincoln's words, many speeches of the day were considered to be _________________.
(a) Putrid
(b) Flowery
(c) Endless
(d) Ornamental

2. The Culture of Death was considered to be ____________________.
(a) Stylish and romantic
(b) Required and revered
(c) Foolish and a waste of time
(d) Prudent and necessary

3. Which topic was not avoided by Lincoln during the Gettysburg address?
(a) The Emancipation Proclamation
(b) The Civil War
(c) Freed slaves
(d) A slave's right to vote

4. Daniel Webster was born in what state?
(a) New Hampshire
(b) Delaware
(c) Massachusetts
(d) Rhode Island

5. Who was Andrew Curtin?
(a) Owner of Gettysburg Field
(b) Secretary of State
(c) Abraham Lincoln's brother-in-law
(d) Governor of Pennsylvania

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the commander of the Southern army?

2. What was the last name of the famous orator scheduled to speak at Gettysburg?

3. The South instituted laws against what activity?

4. Lincoln is known for using words as _____________.

5. The translation of "Arete" is:

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Lincoln claim was the founding document of the United States? Why?

2. What were Wills' duties in addition to burying the bodies of the fallen soldiers?

3. Many claim that Lincoln had a natural ability to speak plainly. Is this statement true or false? Explain.

4. What was the basis of forming American ideals in the Constitution?

5. What was the game often played by John Hay and Lincoln after seeing a play?

6. What habit of Lincoln's was worrisome to his family? Why were they worried?

7. Why was Everett a desirable speaker at war memorials and cemeteries?

8. Lincoln believed that the tone of his address would have to reflect what emotions and beliefs?

9. How did Joseph Story fit into the anti-slavery movement?

10. Spiritualism was very popular in Lincoln's time. List at three forms of spirituality practiced at this time and explain each.

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