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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lincoln was considered to be less a politician and more a _________________.

2. In what state did Lincoln grow up?

3. Daniel Webster was known as a great _______________.

4. How many words are contained in Lincoln's Gettysburg Address?

5. What type of community was Gettysburg?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the most basic requirements for a speech?

2. What were Wills' duties in addition to burying the bodies of the fallen soldiers?

3. Lincoln believed that the tone of his address would have to reflect what emotions and beliefs?

4. Why did Mrs. Lincoln engage in contact with the spirit world? How was this done?

5. How did Lincoln's views on antislavery correspond to those of Theodore Parker?

6. What was Henry Clay's main objective in the political arena?

7. Lincoln's problem was thought to give the President what advantage? What did Lincoln's contemporaries think of his ailment?

8. How did Edward Everett tie into the revival?

9. How did Joseph Story fit into the anti-slavery movement?

10. Why was it important for Lincoln to avoid the issue of interracial marriage?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Lincoln's recurring jab at Stephen Douglas regarding interracial unions. Why is it that Lincoln insisted on bringing up this topic? What topic might Lincoln be able to avoid by using this joke? How do you think Stephen Douglas responded? Did the joke help Lincoln to get his point across to his constituents?

Essay Topic 2

Lincoln often avoided the topics of abolition, slave ownership and interracial marriage. Why? Was the restriction a personal choice or made for the benefit of Lincoln's political career? How might the Democrats have responded if Lincoln had addressed these issues at Gettysburg? Since these topics were avoided, what main topic did Lincoln speak about at Gettysburg?

Essay Topic 3

What was Lincoln most concerned about in regards to the Gettysburg Address? Were the concerns well founded or frivolous? How were the concerns addressed? Did any other public figure/speaker face any of those same concerns? If so, who? How were the concerns resolved?

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