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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To learn to write well, Lincoln studied Hugh Blair's work on what topic?
(a) Rhetoric
(b) Great political speeches
(c) Non-fiction writing
(d) Lyrical verse

2. Lincoln wrote a flowery message about Uncle Sam to which friend?
(a) Conkling
(b) Story
(c) Herndon
(d) Clay

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

4. What year is the main focus of the story?
(a) 1863
(b) 1901
(c) 1849
(d) 1924

5. What is another name for human progress?
(a) Forward thinking
(b) Achievement
(c) Mesmerism
(d) Evolution

6. What was the last name of the famous orator scheduled to speak at Gettysburg?
(a) Edwards
(b) Williams
(c) Magill
(d) Everett

7. Lincoln believed that owning a slave put the master in the position of _________________.
(a) Persecutor
(b) Tyrant
(c) Parent
(d) King

8. Daniel Webster was known as a great _______________.
(a) Orator
(b) Politician
(c) Mathematician
(d) Physician

9. Webster and Clay both supported what cause?
(a) Astrology
(b) Preservation of the Union
(c) Lincoln's political campaign
(d) The construction of the Gettysburg cemetery

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

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

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

13. Lincoln is known for using words as _____________.
(a) Weapons
(b) Groundbreakers
(c) Elevators
(d) Apologies

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

15. What word was never used by Lincoln in referring to those who committed illegal acts?
(a) Traitor
(b) Outlaw
(c) Belligerent
(d) Criminal

Short Answer Questions

1. In classical oration, there are two parts: Epainesis and _______________.

2. What country's culture had recently come back into style?

3. The crowd at Gettysburg gathered to dedicate a _____________.

4. The epainesis section of an ancient funeral oratory has how many parts?

5. Regarding speech and poetry, what term is often referred to as the beat?

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