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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At whom did Lincoln often poke fun?
(a) Robert E. Lee
(b) Stephen Douglas
(c) Jefferson Davis
(d) Himself

2. How many words are contained in Lincoln's Gettysburg Address?
(a) 463
(b) 272
(c) 349
(d) 501

3. How many men were lost on each side of the Battle of Gettysburg?
(a) 20,000
(b) 12,000
(c) 5,000
(d) 50,000

4. Webster and his legal counsel believed that the secession of the Confederacy was _______________.
(a) Suicidal
(b) Illegal
(c) Foolish
(d) Ill advised

5. To whom was Everett often compared?
(a) Odin
(b) Pericles
(c) Socrates
(d) Aristotle

Short Answer Questions

1. Which topic was not avoided by Lincoln during the Gettysburg address?

2. Henry Clay was not a member of which political group?

3. Which of these was not the basis for forming the American ideal?

4. People often referred to the dead as returning where?

5. Democrats were eager to keep the peace about what situation?

(see the answer key)

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