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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How many paragraphs are in the speech?
(a) 4
(b) 5
(c) 3
(d) 2
2. It was originally believed that Lincoln stood facing what item(s)?
(a) Little Round Top
(b) Susquehanna River
(c) The town
(d) Pickett's Charge
3. It is important for all to know that the men who died did not do so in __________.
(a) Bitterness
(b) Vain
(c) Hostility
(d) Anger
4. Who was the first person to receive notification that the chosen spot for Lincoln's speech was not the correct one?
(a) Selleck
(b) Tilberg
(c) Wills
(d) Maynard
5. What would Lincoln commonly do to his speeches as a reminder?
(a) Use cue cards
(b) Underline words
(c) Require an assistant to memorize it
(d) Carry an extra copy
6. Everett's speech is an example of an oratory for what occasion?
(a) Wedding
(b) War
(c) Funeral
(d) Burial
7. Who was supposedly going to write remarks on a copy of the speech before it went to auction?
(a) Clay
(b) Herndon
(c) Everett
(d) Wills
8. How many paragraphs are contained in Everett's speech?
(a) 77
(b) 49
(c) 102
(d) 58
9. The speech claims that all men are created __________.
(a) Faithful
(b) Important
(c) Equal
(d) Forthright
10. What surrounds the flagpole at Gettysburg?
(a) Graves
(b) Fence
(c) Shrubs
(d) Flowers
11. Which family's vault rests near the correct location?
(a) Banneker
(b) Brown
(c) Bridges
(d) Benjamin
12. When was the Hay text discovered?
(a) 1906
(b) 1878
(c) 1923
(d) 1894
13. Which of the following does not describe the Gettysburg Address?
(a) Timeless
(b) Universal
(c) Concise
(d) Specific
14. Because he grew up in a rural setting, Lincoln had many opportunities to witness what event(s)?
(a) Stealing
(b) Family feuds
(c) Barroom brawls
(d) Rural justice
15. Who protested the naming of the site where Lincoln stood?
(a) Wills
(b) Tilberg
(c) Clay
(d) Henderson
Short Answer Questions
1. Which was not a factor in determining the real site?
2. The author is careful to point out what item in Pericles' speech?
3. What other famed orator is referred to in this section?
4. In the speech given by Pericles, he speaks of the virtues of his ____________.
5. Which of these does not apply to Gorgias?
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