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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 the speech given by Pericles, he speaks of the virtues of his ____________.
(a) Soldiers
(b) City
(c) God
(d) Beliefs

2. How many versions of the speech were presented to the public?
(a) 7
(b) 4
(c) 9
(d) 1

3. How many parts are included in Everett's speech?
(a) 7
(b) 9
(c) 11
(d) 8

4. What was David Wills' role in the Gettysburg event?
(a) PR man
(b) Photographer
(c) Grave tender
(d) Chairman

5. In what year was the signed lithograph sold?
(a) 1872
(b) 1864
(c) 1868
(d) 1863

Short Answer Questions

1. Who protested the naming of the site where Lincoln stood?

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

3. Which family's vault rests near the correct location?

4. Who spoke about "the strategy of annihilation?"

5. It was originally believed that Lincoln stood facing what item(s)?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was it important to state that the living should be devoted to the dead?

2. The newspaper texts use what phrase that is not included in the other versions?

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

4. How many parts are contained in Everett's speech and what is the significance of the number?

5. According to Everett, what happened to the wounded left on the field?

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

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

8. What change did the translation of Gorgias' undergo?

9. What advice did Pericles give to the living?

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

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