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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was a devoted colleague of Webster's?
(a) Andrew Jackson
(b) Robert E. Lee
(c) Theodore Parker
(d) Joseph Story

2. Which topic was not avoided by Lincoln during the Gettysburg address?
(a) The Civil War
(b) A slave's right to vote
(c) The Emancipation Proclamation
(d) Freed slaves

3. How many years did Henry Clay serve in politics?
(a) 25
(b) 30
(c) 15
(d) 10

4. What made it easier for Lincoln to speak about different topics in different areas?
(a) There is only one issue to discuss
(b) Lincoln always addressed specific interest groups
(c) No national media
(d) Lincoln did not go out on the campaign trail

5. To whom did Webster present his arguments?
(a) The New York Times
(b) Congress
(c) Supreme Court
(d) American Medical Association

Short Answer Questions

1. Some believe that all American novels came out of what popular book?

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

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

4. The crowd at Gettysburg gathered to dedicate a _____________.

5. To learn to write well, Lincoln studied Hugh Blair's work on what topic?

(see the answer key)

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