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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not one of the elements of the speech discussed?
(a) Grief
(b) Brief
(c) Musical
(d) Balanced

2. To whom was Everett often compared?
(a) Aristotle
(b) Odin
(c) Socrates
(d) Pericles

3. The crowd at Gettysburg gathered to dedicate a _____________.
(a) Cemetery
(b) Bridge
(c) Monument
(d) Battalion

4. Where is Gettysburg?
(a) North Carolina
(b) Virginia
(c) Maryland
(d) Pennsylvania

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the Northern army?

2. In what month was the Gettysburg Address held?

3. What year is the main focus of the story?

4. What part of the classic speech tells people to live up to the sacrifice of those who died?

5. Who was the president of the Southern states?

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