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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Lincoln, if the Founding Fathers had failed, people would have referred to them as ______________.
(a) Simpletons
(b) Fools
(c) Over ambitious
(d) Idiots

2. What was Lincoln's wife's name?
(a) Elizabeth
(b) Mary
(c) Ruth
(d) Helen

3. What was the name of the Northern army?
(a) Yankee
(b) Bluecoats
(c) Union
(d) Liberators

4. Where might one have this experience?
(a) In nature
(b) While sleeping
(c) At work
(d) In the bathtub

5. When Lincoln would go off by himself, he referred to it as _______________.
(a) Necessary
(b) Hypo
(c) Reprieve
(d) Reconstitution

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom was Everett often compared?

2. What was the last name of the famous orator scheduled to speak at Gettysburg?

3. According to Wills, Lincoln's address is comparable to a classic oration of how many parts?

4. According to Wills, Lincoln's speech is _______________.

5. How many days did the Battle of Gettysburg last?

(see the answer key)

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