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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what state did Lincoln grow up?
(a) Rhode Island
(b) Illinois
(c) Kentucky
(d) West Virginia

2. Lincoln believed that owning a slave put the master in the position of _________________.
(a) King
(b) Parent
(c) Persecutor
(d) Tyrant

3. Who was the president of the Southern states?
(a) Stonewall Jackson
(b) Jefferson Davis
(c) Robert E. Lee
(d) George Meade

4. What part of the classic speech tells people to live up to the sacrifice of those who died?
(a) Maintainment
(b) Paideia
(c) Protreptikon
(d) Synopsis

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following words were not used by Herndon to describe Lincoln?

4. According to Wills, Lincoln's address is comparable to a classic oration of how many parts?

5. How many people lived in Gettysburg at that time?

(see the answer key)

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