Gettysburg Address Test

In the first sentence of the Gettysburg Address, Linclon refers to

the

• battle of Gettysburg

• abolition of enslavement

• creation of the United States.

• Civil War.

Lincoln says that he and his audience have come to the battlefield

to

• make plans for the war.

• dedicate a cemetery there.

• end enslavement

• declare war.

Lincoln says that his own words at Gettysburg will

• consecrate the ground

• bring a new birth of freedom.

• be remembered for many generations

• be little noted nor long remembered

According to Lincoln, the battlefield has become a holy place because

of the

• soldiers’ actions

• speeches given there

• dedication of the cemetery

• respect with which it is viewed

According to Lincoln, people should respond to the deaths at

Gettysburg with

• new hope for peace

• anger toward the South

• acceptance of the inevitable

• devotion to the Union cause

How many items are in a box that contains one score of the items?

• ten

• thirteen

• twelve

• twenty

A hallowed place is considered

• sacred

• hunted

• ancient

• scary

Which of the following is most likely to be consecrated?

• a museum

• a community college

• a new building

• a burial ground

A word that means the opposite of perish is

• survive

• spoil

• send

• repeat

Describe the

effect these sentences have in Lincoln’s speech.

But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate—we

can not consecrate—we can not hallow—this

ground.