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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The epainesis section of an ancient funeral oratory has how many parts?
(a) 1
(b) 7
(c) 4
(d) 5

2. How many is "four score and seven years"?
(a) 47
(b) 87
(c) 107
(d) 67

3. Who was Andrew Curtin?
(a) Governor of Pennsylvania
(b) Abraham Lincoln's brother-in-law
(c) Secretary of State
(d) Owner of Gettysburg Field

4. Unlike Lincoln's words, many speeches of the day were considered to be _________________.
(a) Endless
(b) Flowery
(c) Ornamental
(d) Putrid

5. Regarding speech and poetry, what term is often referred to as the beat?
(a) Rhythm
(b) Phrasing
(c) Melody
(d) Cadence

Short Answer Questions

1. Progonoi and autochthones are parts of the speech that refer to the soldiers' ____________.

2. Who was the commander of the Northern army?

3. This school of thought relied on what?

4. What was the preferred type of plays?

5. Some believe that Lincoln wanted to be compared to what great historical figure?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the repercussions of the mistakes made by both generals?

2. What does the author say about the myth that Lincoln wrote his Gettysburg Address on the train from Washington to Gettysburg?

3. What was the running joke between Lincoln and Stephen Douglas?

4. How did Edward Everett tie into the revival?

5. Lincoln believed that the tone of his address would have to reflect what emotions and beliefs?

6. Why was it important for Lincoln to avoid the issue of interracial marriage?

7. What was the game often played by John Hay and Lincoln after seeing a play?

8. What famous writers often used themes of the ancient Greeks in their works?

9. What were the two flowery and overstated things Lincoln wrote in a letter to James Conkling?

10. How did Joseph Story fit into the anti-slavery movement?

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