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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what state did Lincoln grow up?
(a) Rhode Island
(b) Kentucky
(c) Illinois
(d) West Virginia

3. Lincoln offered pardons for which sector of the public?
(a) Freed Slaves
(b) Slave owners
(c) Convicted soldiers
(d) Traitors

4. Lincoln believed that owning a slave put the master in the position of _________________.
(a) Parent
(b) Tyrant
(c) Persecutor
(d) King

5. What part of the classic speech tells people to live up to the sacrifice of those who died?
(a) Synopsis
(b) Protreptikon
(c) Paideia
(d) Maintainment

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom was Everett often compared?

2. Lincoln's style made him good at writing what documents?

3. In what city did Lincoln grow up?

4. For the dead, one should offer ___________.

5. In classical oration, there are two parts: Epainesis and _______________.

(see the answer key)

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