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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Some believe that Lincoln wanted to be compared to what great historical figure?
(a) Plato
(b) Nero
(c) Caesar
(d) Michelangelo

2. The translation of "Arete" is:
(a) Valor
(b) Victory
(c) Sorrow
(d) Stop

3. According to the author, Lincoln was responsible for bringing all but one of these items to his Gettysburg Address:
(a) Imagery
(b) Language
(c) Myth
(d) Victory

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

5. The author claims that Lincoln's abolitionist policies may be hard to understand if one believes the concept to be ______________.
(a) Ill planned
(b) Frivolous
(c) Mystical
(d) Unfounded

Short Answer Questions

1. For the living, one should offer ________________.

2. Lincoln was often referred to as what type of politician?

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

4. Which of these is not associated with the Culture of Death?

5. According to Wills, Lincoln's speech is _______________.

(see the answer key)

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