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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Regarding speech and poetry, what term is often referred to as the beat?
(a) Phrasing
(b) Rhythm
(c) Cadence
(d) Melody

4. Who was the commander of the Southern army?
(a) Meade
(b) Jackson
(c) Lee
(d) Davis

5. What did Lincoln believe to be the most important "founding" document?
(a) Magna Carta
(b) Constitution
(c) Emancipation Proclamation
(d) Declaration of Independence

Short Answer Questions

1. At whom did Lincoln often poke fun?

2. Everett taught what famous writer?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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