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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. For the dead, one should offer ___________.
(a) Courage
(b) Praise
(c) Joy
(d) Grief

4. What year is the main focus of the story?
(a) 1849
(b) 1924
(c) 1901
(d) 1863

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where might one have this experience?

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

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

4. Ralph Waldo Emerson was a big believer in what school of thought?

5. To which political party did Clay and Webster belong?

(see the answer key)

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