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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Appendix 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which family's vault rests near the correct location?
(a) Brown
(b) Bridges
(c) Benjamin
(d) Banneker

2. Lincoln's depression was considered to be a sign of _________________.
(a) Genius
(b) Anger
(c) Malnutrition
(d) Allergies

3. To learn to write well, Lincoln studied Hugh Blair's work on what topic?
(a) Lyrical verse
(b) Non-fiction writing
(c) Great political speeches
(d) Rhetoric

4. Everett's style was considered to be ______________.
(a) Overblown
(b) Controversial
(c) Stingy
(d) Subtle

5. Lincoln wrote a flowery message about Uncle Sam to which friend?
(a) Herndon
(b) Conkling
(c) Story
(d) Clay

Short Answer Questions

1. This school of thought relied on what?

2. In what year was the original site contested?

3. Wills states that Lincoln used what type of imagery in the Gettysburg Address?

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

5. With whom did Lincoln often attend plays?

(see the answer key)

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