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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. How many paragraphs are contained in Everett's speech?
(a) 77
(b) 102
(c) 49
(d) 58
2. The author is careful to point out what item in Pericles' speech?
(a) Meaning
(b) Useful references
(c) Use of language
(d) Translations
3. Which was not a factor in determining the real site?
(a) Eyewitness accounts
(b) Photographs
(c) Space for spectators
(d) Elevation of the speaker
4. Lincoln states that the government shall not ______________.
(a) Fall
(b) Disintegrate
(c) Perish
(d) Wain
5. What is a Gorgianism?
(a) Balanced phrase
(b) Fungus
(c) Grave marker
(d) Antebellum carriage
Short Answer Questions
1. How many parts are included in Everett's speech?
2. Lincoln offered pardons for which sector of the public?
3. According to Pericles, the soldiers died __________.
4. Which was not a word used by Lincoln to describe the American Revolution?
5. Who may have made the most accurate claim as to where Lincoln stood?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the purpose of Wills marking out the parts of Pericles' speech?
2. How many parts are contained in Everett's speech and what is the significance of the number?
3. Lincoln believed that it would not be of much consequence what was said in Gettysburg. What would be most remembered?
4. Why was Tilberg convinced his assessment of Lincoln's position was correct? Were there other options?
5. Which version of the speech is the most popular? Why?
6. What change did the translation of Gorgias' undergo?
7. What was Lincoln's opinion on violence versus non-violence?
8. Which two major speeches of Lincoln's are mentioned and how are they compared?
9. What does Tilberg use as his main point regarding the location?
10. Why did it take so long for the Hay text to be discovered?
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