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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ralph Waldo Emerson was a big believer in what school of thought?
(a) Polymorphism
(b) Marxism
(c) Transcendentalism
(d) Totalitarianism

2. According to the author, slaves were often referred to as "the _______ of war."
(a) Victims
(b) Commodities
(c) Casualties
(d) Children

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

4. For the dead, one should offer ___________.
(a) Courage
(b) Praise
(c) Grief
(d) Joy

5. This school of thought relied on what?
(a) Family
(b) Senses
(c) Money
(d) Politics

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

7. According to the author, Lincoln was responsible for bringing all but one of these items to his Gettysburg Address:
(a) Language
(b) Myth
(c) Victory
(d) Imagery

8. What type of community was Gettysburg?
(a) Industrial
(b) Farming
(c) Service related
(d) Mining

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

10. What was the preferred type of plays?
(a) Drama
(b) Comedy
(c) Shakespearean
(d) Greek tragedy

11. How many people lived in Gettysburg at that time?
(a) 1200
(b) 2500
(c) 4000
(d) 3200

12. In what month was the Gettysburg Address held?
(a) September
(b) October
(c) December
(d) November

13. Who was the commander of the Northern army?
(a) Meade
(b) Everett
(c) Lee
(d) Lincoln

14. Which of the following is not one of the elements of the speech discussed?
(a) Balanced
(b) Brief
(c) Grief
(d) Musical

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom did Webster present his arguments?

2. The translation of "Arete" is:

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

4. Lincoln originally assured Southerners that he would not argue against which act?

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

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