Gettysburg's Address_2

A. In the mid-1800s, the northern states of America and the southern states of America were in a civil war.

B. The Battle of Gettysburg, a turning point in the Civil War, was fought from July 1-3, 1864.

• Both statements are correct.

• Both statements are wrong.

• First statement is correct, and second statement is wrong.

• First statement is wrong, and second statement is correct.

Which is NOT true on the significance of the battle?

• It shifted the momentum back to the North.

• Gettysburg was the farthest that had been able to reach during the war.

• The losses suffered greatly affected the rest of the war.

• General Lee was able to launch another major offensive against the North.

A. Lincoln's speech was less than 300 words at a dedication ceremony of a cemetery for the soldiers killed in the battle.

B. The speaker spends the first portion praising the dead, and the second portion giving advice to the living.

• Both statements are correct.

• Both statements are wrong.

• First statement is correct, and second statement is wrong.

• First statement is wrong, and second statement is correct.

What does the phrase "four score and seven" an allusion to?

• Bible

• Preamble

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

What does the phrase "and that government of the people, by the people, for the people..." an allusion to?

• Bible

• Preamble

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

What rhetorical device is evident here:"some died so that others, and the entire nation, could live"?

• Allusion

• Contrast

• Euphemism

• Metaphor

By starting with a statement that his entire audience perceives to be true, what device is used?

• ethos

• logos

• pathos

• kairos

Lincoln locates his speech in a specific place and time and draws persuasive power from that particular setting.

• ethos

• logos

• pathos

• kairos

He calls it a "final resting place" where there are more than 7,000 men and 5,000 horses lay rotting in the field.

• irony

• metaphor

• contrast

• euphemism