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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Everett teach?

2. Daniel Webster was born in what state?

3. Lincoln said that one should hold firm as a ____ of steel.

4. Lincoln originally assured Southerners that he would not argue against which act?

5. The issue of interracial marriage was considered to be what kind of issue?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the author say about the myth that Lincoln wrote his Gettysburg Address on the train from Washington to Gettysburg?

4. Garry Wills makes a specific comment about the changes in speech after Edward Everett made his speech at Gettysburg. What was the comment?

5. Wills states that although Lincoln moved toward a plainer style, it did not mean that his words would become stilted. Explain and also give an example.

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

7. What was the running joke between Lincoln and Stephen Douglas?

8. Lincoln was known to "play to the crowd" during what important event?

9. What famous writers often used themes of the ancient Greeks in their works?

10. What were the repercussions of the mistakes made by both generals?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lincoln often avoided the topics of abolition, slave ownership and interracial marriage. Why? Was the restriction a personal choice or made for the benefit of Lincoln's political career? How might the Democrats have responded if Lincoln had addressed these issues at Gettysburg? Since these topics were avoided, what main topic did Lincoln speak about at Gettysburg?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the division of the nine parts for a traditional funereal oratory and the purpose of each. Also define the following terms: Logoslergion, Dirkaion, Progonoi, Autochthones, Progonoi, and Paideia.

Essay Topic 3

What was the original conflict is deciding where Lincoln stood to make his famous speech? Is it a valid argument? What other theories have been presented by journalists and experts? Which do you feel is correct? Which claimant showed the most substantial proof? Explain.

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