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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Appendix 3 Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which was not a factor in determining the real site?
(a) Eyewitness accounts
(b) Photographs
(c) Space for spectators
(d) Elevation of the speaker

2. How many days did the Battle of Gettysburg last?
(a) 3
(b) 9
(c) 2
(d) 4

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

4. Who spoke about "the strategy of annihilation?"
(a) Lincoln
(b) Jackson
(c) Grant
(d) Meade

5. Who was the first person to receive notification that the chosen spot for Lincoln's speech was not the correct one?
(a) Wills
(b) Tilberg
(c) Maynard
(d) Selleck

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, slaves were often referred to as "the _______ of war."

2. How many words are contained in Lincoln's Gettysburg Address?

3. When was the correct site determined?

4. Lincoln believed that following the war there would be a period of ______________________.

5. Wills states that Lincoln used what type of imagery in the Gettysburg Address?

(see the answer key)

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