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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. People often referred to the dead as returning where?
(a) To their ancestral home
(b) To God
(c) To Mother Earth
(d) To Valhalla

2. According to Lincoln, if the Founding Fathers had failed, people would have referred to them as ______________.
(a) Over ambitious
(b) Simpletons
(c) Idiots
(d) Fools

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

4. Progonoi and autochthones are parts of the speech that refer to the soldiers' ____________.
(a) Courage and Fortitude
(b) Weapons
(c) Ancestors
(d) Belongings

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month was the Gettysburg Address held?

2. How many men were lost on each side of the Battle of Gettysburg?

3. Who was the commander of the Southern army?

4. One of the most popular gathering spots was located in what city?

5. What metaphor may be used to describe this experience?

(see the answer key)

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