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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. In what month was the Gettysburg Address held?
(a) December
(b) September
(c) November
(d) October

2. To which political party did Clay and Webster belong?
(a) Libertarians
(b) Whigs
(c) Republicans
(d) Democrats

3. What is another name for human progress?
(a) Achievement
(b) Mesmerism
(c) Forward thinking
(d) Evolution

4. Who was the commander of the Northern army?
(a) Everett
(b) Lincoln
(c) Lee
(d) Meade

5. According to the author, Lincoln was responsible for bringing all but one of these items to his Gettysburg Address:
(a) Language
(b) Imagery
(c) Myth
(d) Victory

Short Answer Questions

1. In classical oration, there are two parts: Epainesis and _______________.

2. In what state did Lincoln grow up?

3. Who was the commander of the Southern army?

4. The Culture of Death was considered to be ____________________.

5. What state did Henry Clay represent?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What were Wills' duties in addition to burying the bodies of the fallen soldiers?

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

4. What was Henry Clay's main objective in the political arena?

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

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

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

8. Spiritualism was very popular in Lincoln's time. List at three forms of spirituality practiced at this time and explain each.

9. Lincoln was known to "play to the crowd" during what important event?

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

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