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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Pericles, the soldiers died __________.
(a) Slowly
(b) Valiantly
(c) Violently
(d) Graciously

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

3. How many stanzas appear in Gorgias' work?
(a) 16
(b) 14
(c) 28
(d) 5

4. What surrounds the flagpole at Gettysburg?
(a) Flowers
(b) Fence
(c) Shrubs
(d) Graves

5. Lincoln's approach was considered to be _______________.
(a) Sound
(b) Faulty
(c) Foolish
(d) Nonviolent

6. Who protested the naming of the site where Lincoln stood?
(a) Tilberg
(b) Henderson
(c) Clay
(d) Wills

7. Everett's speech is an example of an oratory for what occasion?
(a) War
(b) Burial
(c) Wedding
(d) Funeral

8. The speech claims that all men are created __________.
(a) Forthright
(b) Faithful
(c) Important
(d) Equal

9. What would Lincoln commonly do to his speeches as a reminder?
(a) Underline words
(b) Use cue cards
(c) Require an assistant to memorize it
(d) Carry an extra copy

10. Everett lists the number of Union soldiers killed as ________.
(a) 6,471
(b) 2,843
(c) 13,209
(d) 3,679

11. In what year was Pericles born?
(a) 94 B.C.
(b) 495 B.C.
(c) 100 A.D.
(d) 231 B.C.

12. Who spoke about "the strategy of annihilation?"
(a) Jackson
(b) Lincoln
(c) Meade
(d) Grant

13. Which copy of the speech is most likely the authentic one?
(a) Nicolay's
(b) Wills'
(c) Springfield's
(d) Newspaper's

14. What was David Wills' role in the Gettysburg event?
(a) Grave tender
(b) Chairman
(c) PR man
(d) Photographer

15. Which text was surely not the correct one?
(a) Nicolay
(b) Everett
(c) Wilson
(d) Hay

Short Answer Questions

1. Who most likely kept a copy of the speech as a souvenir?

2. Who was the first person to receive notification that the chosen spot for Lincoln's speech was not the correct one?

3. It is important for all to know that the men who died did not do so in __________.

4. What is a Gorgianism?

5. How many generals were killed at Gettysburg?

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