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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. What currently stands in the spot where Lincoln supposedly stood?
(a) Flagpole
(b) Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
(c) Statue of Union soldier
(d) Restrooms

2. Who currently runs the Gettysburg cemetery?
(a) The Wills Family Trust
(b) National Park Service
(c) Civil War Reenactment Society
(d) Department of the Interior

3. In Lincoln's Second Inaugural Speech, he stated that the U.S. may have to pay for ________________.
(a) Politicians' rage
(b) Presumptuous sins
(c) Family feuds
(d) Slavery's outcome

4. How many generals were killed at Gettysburg?
(a) 11
(b) 26
(c) 31
(d) 24

5. How many paragraphs are in the speech?
(a) 4
(b) 5
(c) 2
(d) 3

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What would Lincoln commonly do to his speeches as a reminder?

3. How many stanzas appear in Gorgias' work?

4. In what war did Lincoln serve as an officer?

5. What other famed orator is referred to in this section?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is credited with making the most logical choice for the location of Lincoln's address? What is the main element of proof?

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

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

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

5. In what part does Everett talk about the battle itself? How are the parts separated?

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

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

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

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

10. What does Tilberg use as his main point regarding the location?

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