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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the name of the Southern army?
(a) Solidarity
(b) Confederate
(c) Texan
(d) Unity

3. What year is the main focus of the story?
(a) 1924
(b) 1849
(c) 1863
(d) 1901

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

5. The epainesis section of an ancient funeral oratory has how many parts?
(a) 4
(b) 1
(c) 5
(d) 7

Short Answer Questions

1. Lincoln said that the soldiers "gave their lives that the _____ may live."

2. For the living, one should offer ________________.

3. What part of the classic speech tells people to live up to the sacrifice of those who died?

4. Who was the man put in charge of cemetery operation?

5. Who was the commander of the Northern army?

(see the answer key)

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