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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Appendix 3 Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who protested the naming of the site where Lincoln stood?
(a) Wills
(b) Henderson
(c) Clay
(d) Tilberg

2. What city is connected to Pericles?
(a) Athens
(b) Corinth
(c) Sparta
(d) Troy

3. According to the author, Lincoln was responsible for bringing all but one of these items to his Gettysburg Address:
(a) Victory
(b) Myth
(c) Imagery
(d) Language

4. The author claims that Lincoln's abolitionist policies may be hard to understand if one believes the concept to be ______________.
(a) Ill planned
(b) Mystical
(c) Frivolous
(d) Unfounded

5. How many words are contained in Lincoln's Gettysburg Address?
(a) 501
(b) 349
(c) 463
(d) 272

Short Answer Questions

1. In Lincoln's mind, which one of these things was not considered to be logical?

2. Which copy of the speech is most likely the authentic one?

3. What was a favorite place for these followers to gather?

4. Which of the following is not one of the elements of the speech discussed?

5. Lincoln believed that owning a slave put the master in the position of _________________.

(see the answer key)

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