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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. Who was the president of the Southern states?
(a) Jefferson Davis
(b) Robert E. Lee
(c) George Meade
(d) Stonewall Jackson

2. In classical oration, there are two parts: Epainesis and _______________.
(a) Parainesis
(b) Paralysis
(c) Mytosis
(d) Symbiosis

3. The Culture of Death was considered to be ____________________.
(a) Stylish and romantic
(b) Prudent and necessary
(c) Foolish and a waste of time
(d) Required and revered

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

5. The South instituted laws against what activity?
(a) Anti-slavery speeches
(b) Freeing personal slaves
(c) Going to political rallies
(d) Traveling north

Short Answer Questions

1. How many words are contained in Lincoln's Gettysburg Address?

2. Where did Everett teach?

3. The military eventually stepped forward to ensure what?

4. Wills states that Lincoln used what type of imagery in the Gettysburg Address?

5. What made it easier for Lincoln to speak about different topics in different areas?

Short Essay Questions

1. Lincoln adopted a more powerful way of writing by pairing what two elements?

2. What are the most basic requirements for a speech?

3. Explain the division of the parts for a traditional funereal oratory.

4. From what ailment did Lincoln suffer? What would it be called today?

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

6. How did Lincoln's views on antislavery correspond to those of Theodore Parker?

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

8. Both the North and South confessed to making mistakes in their battle plans. What were the mistakes?

9. What was Daniel Webster's famous quote regarding the succession of the Confederacy?

10. Many claim that Lincoln had a natural ability to speak plainly. Is this statement true or false? Explain.

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