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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Appendix 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was supposedly going to write remarks on a copy of the speech before it went to auction?
(a) Wills
(b) Everett
(c) Herndon
(d) Clay

2. Lincoln identified with what type of minister?
(a) Moonie
(b) Conservative
(c) Baptist
(d) Transcendentalist

3. How many versions of the speech were presented to the public?
(a) 7
(b) 1
(c) 4
(d) 9

4. Henry Clay was not a member of which political group?
(a) Senate
(b) House of Representatives
(c) Whigs
(d) Judicial Branch

5. Who was Andrew Curtin?
(a) Abraham Lincoln's brother-in-law
(b) Governor of Pennsylvania
(c) Owner of Gettysburg Field
(d) Secretary of State

Short Answer Questions

1. Because he grew up in a rural setting, Lincoln had many opportunities to witness what event(s)?

2. In Lincoln's mind, which one of these things was not considered to be logical?

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

4. How many days did the Battle of Gettysburg last?

5. How many words are contained in the last sentence of the Gettysburg Address?

(see the answer key)

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