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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. For the living, one should offer ________________.
(a) Solidarity
(b) Lament
(c) Advice
(d) Happiness

5. Which of these is not associated with the Culture of Death?
(a) Armbands
(b) Public displays of grief
(c) Black clothes
(d) Black roses

6. Which of these was not the basis for forming the American ideal?
(a) The government should protect those rights
(b) All men are created equal
(c) No man should be owned by another
(d) Every man has rights

7. What was the name of the Southern army?
(a) Confederate
(b) Solidarity
(c) Texan
(d) Unity

8. How many words are contained in the last sentence of the Gettysburg Address?
(a) 47
(b) 83
(c) 104
(d) 71

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

10. According to Wills, Lincoln's speech is _______________.
(a) Overly emotional
(b) Full of lament
(c) Prose-like
(d) Dry

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

12. Lincoln's depression was considered to be a sign of _________________.
(a) Allergies
(b) Anger
(c) Genius
(d) Malnutrition

13. Daniel Webster was born in what state?
(a) New Hampshire
(b) Rhode Island
(c) Massachusetts
(d) Delaware

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

15. Who was the commander of the Southern army?
(a) Jackson
(b) Meade
(c) Davis
(d) Lee

Short Answer Questions

1. Lincoln was often referred to as what type of politician?

2. Which of the following was not mentioned as one of Parker's political concerns?

3. What state did Henry Clay represent?

4. How many men were lost on each side of the Battle of Gettysburg?

5. Where is Gettysburg?

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