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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. When was the Hay text discovered?
(a) 1923
(b) 1894
(c) 1878
(d) 1906

2. Everett lists the number of Union soldiers killed as ________.
(a) 2,843
(b) 3,679
(c) 13,209
(d) 6,471

3. Lincoln believed that following the war there would be a period of ______________________.
(a) Self-pity
(b) Bitterness
(c) Remorse
(d) Redemption

4. Lincoln's approach was considered to be _______________.
(a) Nonviolent
(b) Faulty
(c) Foolish
(d) Sound

5. What would Lincoln commonly do to his speeches as a reminder?
(a) Require an assistant to memorize it
(b) Carry an extra copy
(c) Use cue cards
(d) Underline words

Short Answer Questions

1. In the speech given by Pericles, he speaks of the virtues of his ____________.

2. What city is connected to Pericles?

3. What surrounds the flagpole at Gettysburg?

4. Because he grew up in a rural setting, Lincoln had many opportunities to witness what event(s)?

5. Who most likely kept a copy of the speech as a souvenir?

Short Essay Questions

1. Wills makes it a point to compare what theme in both speeches by Lincoln and Pericles?

2. What was the proposition made by the Founding Fathers?

3. Lincoln believed that it would not be of much consequence what was said in Gettysburg. What would be most remembered?

4. Who is currently in charge of the Gettysburg battlefield and cemetery? Why is this the logical choice?

5. What is the purpose of Wills marking out the parts of Pericles' speech?

6. Which version of the speech is the most popular? Why?

7. Did Lincoln have any previous experience in war? If so, what?

8. Why did it take so long for the Hay text to be discovered?

9. Which two major speeches of Lincoln's are mentioned and how are they compared?

10. What advice did Pericles give to the living?

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