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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. To which political party did Clay and Webster belong?
(a) Libertarians
(b) Whigs
(c) Democrats
(d) Republicans
2. Lincoln often referred to the Declaration of Independence as representing what?
(a) Freedom
(b) Ideals
(c) Morality
(d) Liberty
3. The Culture of Death was considered to be ____________________.
(a) Stylish and romantic
(b) Required and revered
(c) Foolish and a waste of time
(d) Prudent and necessary
4. Webster had successfully argued how many cases?
(a) 209
(b) 75
(c) 180
(d) 34
5. Who was the commander of the Southern army?
(a) Davis
(b) Jackson
(c) Lee
(d) Meade
Short Answer Questions
1. The author claims that Lincoln's abolitionist policies may be hard to understand if one believes the concept to be ______________.
2. This school of thought relied on what?
3. With whom did Lincoln often attend plays?
4. Everett's style was considered to be ______________.
5. What was the preferred type of plays?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Lincoln's views on antislavery correspond to those of Theodore Parker?
2. What were Wills' duties in addition to burying the bodies of the fallen soldiers?
3. What were the two flowery and overstated things Lincoln wrote in a letter to James Conkling?
4. What was the game often played by John Hay and Lincoln after seeing a play?
5. What were the repercussions of the mistakes made by both generals?
6. What was the basis of forming American ideals in the Constitution?
7. How did Edward Everett tie into the revival?
8. Lincoln believed that the tone of his address would have to reflect what emotions and beliefs?
9. Wills states that although Lincoln moved toward a plainer style, it did not mean that his words would become stilted. Explain and also give an example.
10. The failure of what document could be considered to be the impetus for the Civil War?
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