Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address

Where did most of the "colored slaves" live?

• Alabama
• the North
• the South
• the Union

"The prayers of both could not be answered-that of neither has been answered fully."

In this sentence from the passage, to whom or what does both refer?

• colored slaves and white masters
• the North and the South
• McClellan and Lincoln
• Pendleton and Johnson

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Lincoln cites which reason for continuing to fight the war?

• the importance of abolishing slavery in America
• the political viewpoint of those in leadership
• the preservation of the Union against all enemies
• the need to show the other side how wrong they are

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What was Lincoln trying to avoid four years ago when he delivered his first inaugural address?

• the South
• Civil War
• the North
• the Union

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When Lincoln refers to "...wringing their bread from the sweat of other men’s faces..." he is alluding to famous lines from

• the Bible.
• the US Constitution.
• the Gettysburg Address.
• the Declaration of Independence.

In paragraph 4, which rhetorical device does Lincoln use to emphasize that everyone has a stake in the war?

• logical fallacy
• extended metaphor
• parallel structure
• rhetorical question