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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the last name of the famous orator scheduled to speak at Gettysburg?
(a) Edwards
(b) Everett
(c) Magill
(d) Williams

2. How many men were lost on each side of the Battle of Gettysburg?
(a) 5,000
(b) 12,000
(c) 20,000
(d) 50,000

3. To whom was Everett often compared?
(a) Aristotle
(b) Socrates
(c) Odin
(d) Pericles

4. Who was Andrew Curtin?
(a) Abraham Lincoln's brother-in-law
(b) Owner of Gettysburg Field
(c) Governor of Pennsylvania
(d) Secretary of State

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For the dead, one should offer ___________.

2. Who was the president of the Southern states?

3. Where is Gettysburg?

4. What was the name of the Northern army?

5. Who was the commander of the Southern army?

(see the answer key)

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