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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Everett teach?
(a) Oxford
(b) Yale
(c) Harvard
(d) Brown

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

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

4. Who was the commander of the Northern army?
(a) Lee
(b) Everett
(c) Lincoln
(d) Meade

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Lincoln would go off by himself, he referred to it as _______________.

2. Who was Andrew Curtin?

3. This school of thought relied on what?

4. People often referred to the dead as returning where?

5. What was the name of the Southern army?

(see the answer key)

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