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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of community was Gettysburg?
(a) Industrial
(b) Service related
(c) Farming
(d) Mining

2. Wills says this about Lincoln, "He was a Transcendentalist without the ______."
(a) Imagination
(b) Nonsense
(c) Fuzziness
(d) Stamina

3. According to the book, which of the following was allowed to become a slave territory?
(a) Bahamas
(b) Haiti
(c) Tahiti
(d) Jamaica

4. Lincoln was considered to be less a politician and more a _________________.
(a) Policeman
(b) Father
(c) General
(d) Mediator

5. What distinguishes us from savages?
(a) Language
(b) Government
(c) Clothing
(d) Manners

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was not mentioned as one of Parker's political concerns?

2. According to the author, Lincoln was responsible for bringing all but one of these items to his Gettysburg Address:

3. What does the author refer to in context with the word "liminal"?

4. In what city did Lincoln grow up?

5. What year is the main focus of the story?

(see the answer key)

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