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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. It is important for all to know that the men who died did not do so in __________.
(a) Bitterness
(b) Hostility
(c) Anger
(d) Vain

2. In what war did Lincoln serve as an officer?
(a) Spanish-American War
(b) War of 1812
(c) Civil War
(d) Black Hawk War

3. Who was supposedly going to write remarks on a copy of the speech before it went to auction?
(a) Clay
(b) Everett
(c) Wills
(d) Herndon

4. Who was the first person to receive notification that the chosen spot for Lincoln's speech was not the correct one?
(a) Wills
(b) Tilberg
(c) Maynard
(d) Selleck

5. Which was not a word used by Lincoln to describe the American Revolution?
(a) Blood
(b) Pride
(c) Fire
(d) Famine

6. According to Lincoln, "____ breeds and thrives."
(a) Impulsiveness
(b) Freedom
(c) Anger
(d) Deception

7. Lincoln believed that following the war there would be a period of ______________________.
(a) Remorse
(b) Bitterness
(c) Redemption
(d) Self-pity

8. Which family's vault rests near the correct location?
(a) Banneker
(b) Brown
(c) Bridges
(d) Benjamin

9. The South lost approximately how many soldiers?
(a) 42,000
(b) 56,000
(c) 37,000
(d) 31,000

10. How many parts are included in Everett's speech?
(a) 9
(b) 11
(c) 8
(d) 7

11. The speech claims that we have been met where?
(a) Battlefield
(b) Gravesite
(c) In front of heroes
(d) Land of honor

12. What city is connected to Pericles?
(a) Sparta
(b) Troy
(c) Corinth
(d) Athens

13. Because he grew up in a rural setting, Lincoln had many opportunities to witness what event(s)?
(a) Family feuds
(b) Barroom brawls
(c) Stealing
(d) Rural justice

14. Lincoln believed that war was objectionable on what terms?
(a) Moral
(b) Religious
(c) Principle
(d) Intellectual

15. Which of the following is not used by Everett in describing the Southerners?
(a) Belligerents
(b) Ruffians
(c) Invaders
(d) Rebels

Short Answer Questions

1. What other famed orator is referred to in this section?

2. What was David Wills' role in the Gettysburg event?

3. In what city was a signed lithograph of the Gettysburg Address sold?

4. Who protested the naming of the site where Lincoln stood?

5. Lincoln left out many topics in the speech which could have been addressed. Which is included?

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