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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which political party did Clay and Webster belong?
(a) Republicans
(b) Libertarians
(c) Whigs
(d) Democrats

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

3. What did Lincoln believe to be the most important "founding" document?
(a) Declaration of Independence
(b) Emancipation Proclamation
(c) Magna Carta
(d) Constitution

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

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

6. To whom was Everett often compared?
(a) Socrates
(b) Aristotle
(c) Odin
(d) Pericles

7. In Lincoln's mind, which one of these things was not considered to be logical?
(a) Writing
(b) Dancing
(c) Geometry
(d) Spelling

8. Abraham Lincoln's depression was often referred to as _________________.
(a) Distonia
(b) Vapors
(c) Consumption
(d) Melancholy

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

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

11. The military eventually stepped forward to ensure what?
(a) Unity
(b) Friendship
(c) Free government
(d) Domestic tranquility

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

13. Where did Everett teach?
(a) Oxford
(b) Yale
(c) Brown
(d) Harvard

14. Webster had successfully argued how many cases?
(a) 75
(b) 180
(c) 209
(d) 34

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Everett's style was considered to be ______________.

2. Who was the man put in charge of cemetery operation?

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

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

5. Which of these is not associated with the Culture of Death?

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