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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Wills, Lincoln's address is comparable to a classic oration of how many parts?
(a) 3
(b) 6
(c) 2
(d) 9

2. Lincoln said that the soldiers "gave their lives that the _____ may live."
(a) Union
(b) Nation
(c) Founding Fathers
(d) Memories of Heroes

3. In classical oration, there are two parts: Epainesis and _______________.
(a) Mytosis
(b) Symbiosis
(c) Parainesis
(d) Paralysis

4. According to Wills, Lincoln's speech is _______________.
(a) Overly emotional
(b) Dry
(c) Prose-like
(d) Full of lament

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The epainesis section of an ancient funeral oratory has how many parts?

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

3. For the dead, one should offer ___________.

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

5. The translation of "Arete" is:

(see the answer key)

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