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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following is not one of the elements of the speech discussed?
(a) Musical
(b) Brief
(c) Grief
(d) Balanced

3. The crowd at Gettysburg gathered to dedicate a _____________.
(a) Cemetery
(b) Monument
(c) Bridge
(d) Battalion

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

5. In what city did Lincoln grow up?
(a) Louisville
(b) Springfield
(c) Providence
(d) Morgantown

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Everett taught what famous writer?

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

4. In classical oration, there are two parts: Epainesis and _______________.

5. What was a favorite place for these followers to gather?

(see the answer key)

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