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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. Where might one have this experience?
(a) While sleeping
(b) In the bathtub
(c) In nature
(d) At work

2. The author claims that Lincoln's abolitionist policies may be hard to understand if one believes the concept to be ______________.
(a) Frivolous
(b) Ill planned
(c) Unfounded
(d) Mystical

3. Everett taught what famous writer?
(a) Mark Twain
(b) Ralph Waldo Emerson
(c) Robert Frost
(d) Henry David Thoreau

4. Which of these is not associated with the Culture of Death?
(a) Black clothes
(b) Public displays of grief
(c) Armbands
(d) Black roses

5. Webster had successfully argued how many cases?
(a) 34
(b) 180
(c) 209
(d) 75

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was not mentioned as one of Parker's political concerns?

2. According to Wills, Lincoln's speech is _______________.

3. How many people lived in Gettysburg at that time?

4. What pastime interested Lincoln?

5. The military eventually stepped forward to ensure what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What political positions did Henry Clay hold?

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

7. What was the basis of forming American ideals in the Constitution?

8. How did Edward Everett tie into the revival?

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

10. What did Lincoln claim was the founding document of the United States? Why?

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