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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Because of the oncoming winter, how many bodies would need to be buried every day?
(a) 30
(b) 100
(c) 75
(d) 250

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

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

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

5. Where is Gettysburg?
(a) Pennsylvania
(b) Virginia
(c) North Carolina
(d) Maryland

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many days did the Battle of Gettysburg last?

3. How many people lived in Gettysburg at that time?

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

5. What type of community was Gettysburg?

(see the answer key)

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