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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Everett taught what famous writer?
(a) Ralph Waldo Emerson
(b) Robert Frost
(c) Mark Twain
(d) Henry David Thoreau

2. Unlike Lincoln's words, many speeches of the day were considered to be _________________.
(a) Ornamental
(b) Endless
(c) Putrid
(d) Flowery

3. When Lincoln would go off by himself, he referred to it as _______________.
(a) Hypo
(b) Necessary
(c) Reconstitution
(d) Reprieve

4. What was Theodore Parker's profession?
(a) Cemetery worker
(b) Railroad worker
(c) Preacher
(d) Congressman

5. Some believe that Lincoln wanted to be compared to what great historical figure?
(a) Caesar
(b) Nero
(c) Michelangelo
(d) Plato

Short Answer Questions

1. Wills says this about Lincoln, "He was a Transcendentalist without the ______."

2. How many years did Henry Clay serve in politics?

3. Who was Andrew Curtin?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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