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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. Which was not a factor in determining the real site?
(a) Space for spectators
(b) Eyewitness accounts
(c) Elevation of the speaker
(d) Photographs

2. What two words mark the difference between the Wills text and the Springfield text?
(a) Downtrodden soldiers
(b) Under God
(c) Poor people
(d) I surrender

3. Who most likely kept a copy of the speech as a souvenir?
(a) Wills
(b) Hay
(c) Douglass
(d) Herndon

4. Who protested the naming of the site where Lincoln stood?
(a) Tilberg
(b) Henderson
(c) Wills
(d) Clay

5. What is a Gorgianism?
(a) Balanced phrase
(b) Antebellum carriage
(c) Fungus
(d) Grave marker

Short Answer Questions

1. The first part is titled, "The Athenian ______."

2. According to Pericles, the soldiers died __________.

3. The speech claims that we have been met where?

4. Lincoln's approach was considered to be _______________.

5. Who is Frederick Tilberg?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice did Pericles give to the living?

2. What was Lincoln's opinion on violence versus non-violence?

3. What does Everett believe caused the defeat of the South?

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

5. Why was it not possible to consecrate the ground?

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

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

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

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

10. How was Lincoln known for handling disputes in court?

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