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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Wills states that Lincoln used what type of imagery in the Gettysburg Address?
(a) Muddled
(b) Fertility
(c) Precise
(d) Overextended

2. Which of the following was not mentioned as one of Parker's political concerns?
(a) Slave colonies
(b) Separation of church and state
(c) The Kansas-Nebraska Act
(d) Political conspiracy

3. Lincoln said that one should hold firm as a ____ of steel.
(a) Will
(b) Fence
(c) Chain
(d) Shield

4. Where might one have this experience?
(a) While sleeping
(b) In the bathtub
(c) In nature
(d) At work

5. With whom did Lincoln often attend plays?
(a) John Philip Sousa
(b) William Henderson
(c) John Hay
(d) Daniel Webster

Short Answer Questions

1. When Lincoln would go off by himself, he referred to it as _______________.

2. What was the preferred type of plays?

3. What pastime interested Lincoln?

4. What is the proper name for a student of words?

5. The epainesis section of an ancient funeral oratory has how many parts?

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