Free Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words that Remade America Quiz

1)

Which of the following was not mentioned as one of Parker's political concerns? (from Chapter 3)

The Kansas-Nebraska Act

Slave colonies

Political conspiracy

Separation of church and state

2)

Lincoln states that the government shall not ______________. (from Appendix 3 Part 3)

Fall

Perish

Wain

Disintegrate

3)

To which political party did Clay and Webster belong? (from Chapter 4)

Whigs

Republicans

Democrats

Libertarians

4)

Lincoln believed that what action would help to deter slavery? (from Chapter 3)

Political speeches

New laws

Imprisonment for slave owners

Confinement

5)

What did Lincoln believe to be the most important "founding" document? (from Chapter 4)

Emancipation Proclamation

Magna Carta

Declaration of Independence

Constitution

6)

What was the preferred type of plays? (from Chapter 5)

Greek tragedy

Shakespearean

Comedy

Drama

7)

Which of these does not fit into Lincoln's list of things that cannot be done to the battlefield? (from Appendix 3 Part 3)

Hallow

Consecrate

Dedicate

Worship

8)

Lincoln left out many topics in the speech which could have been addressed. Which is included? (from Appendix 3 Part 3)

Emancipation Proclamation

Treason

The Civil War

Slavery

9)

How many words are contained in the last sentence of the Gettysburg Address? (from Chapter 5)

104

71

47

83

10)

What state did Henry Clay represent? (from Chapter 4)

Ohio

Louisiana

Kentucky

Virginia

11)

Who may have made the most accurate claim as to where Lincoln stood? (from Appendix 2)

Garrison

Wills

Mitchell

Harrison

12)

Unlike Lincoln's words, many speeches of the day were considered to be _________________. (from Chapter 5)

Ornamental

Putrid

Flowery

Endless

13)

To whom did Webster present his arguments? (from Chapter 4)

American Medical Association

Supreme Court

The New York Times

Congress

14)

According to Pericles, the soldiers died __________. (from Appendix 3 Part 1)

Valiantly

Violently

Graciously

Slowly

15)

What is another name for human progress? (from Chapter 3)

Forward thinking

Mesmerism

Achievement

Evolution

16)

Which copy of the speech is most likely the authentic one? (from Appendix 1)

Wills'

Newspaper's

Nicolay's

Springfield's

17)

How many stanzas appear in Gorgias' work? (from Appendix 3 Part 1)

14

5

16

28

18)

Lincoln believed that war was objectionable on what terms? (from Epilogue)

Religious

Principle

Moral

Intellectual

19)

What is the name of the final part? (from Appendix 3 Part 2)

Calamity

Reconciliation

Vengeance

Solemnity

20)

It is important for all to know that the men who died did not do so in __________. (from Appendix 3 Part 3)

Anger

Vain

Hostility

Bitterness

21)

What distinguishes us from savages? (from Chapter 5)

Clothing

Government

Manners

Language

22)

In what city was a signed lithograph of the Gettysburg Address sold? (from Appendix 1)

Baltimore

Springfield

New York

Washington

23)

Lincoln said that one should hold firm as a ____ of steel. (from Chapter 5)

Will

Fence

Chain

Shield

24)

What two words mark the difference between the Wills text and the Springfield text? (from Appendix 1)

Downtrodden soldiers

Poor people

Under God

I surrender

25)

Lincoln identified with what type of minister? (from Chapter 3)

Transcendentalist

Moonie

Baptist

Conservative

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