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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lincoln's depression was considered to be a sign of _________________.
(a) Anger
(b) Genius
(c) Malnutrition
(d) Allergies

2. Democrats were eager to keep the peace about what situation?
(a) The Dred Scott case
(b) Abolition
(c) The Battle of Gettysburg
(d) Lincoln's second inauguration

3. For the living, one should offer ________________.
(a) Lament
(b) Happiness
(c) Solidarity
(d) Advice

4. In classical oration, there are two parts: Epainesis and _______________.
(a) Mytosis
(b) Paralysis
(c) Parainesis
(d) Symbiosis

5. How many words are contained in the last sentence of the Gettysburg Address?
(a) 104
(b) 71
(c) 47
(d) 83

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author refer to in context with the word "liminal"?

2. Who was William Herndon?

3. What is another name for human progress?

4. Progonoi and autochthones are parts of the speech that refer to the soldiers' ____________.

5. The translation of "Arete" is:

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