Gettysburg Address (HMH)

What was the purpose of the Gettysburg Address?

• To honor the soldiers who fought in the Battle of Gettysburg

• To declare the end of the Civil War

• To criticize the Confederate army

• To promote the abolition of slavery

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CCSS.RI.9-10.2

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Which rhetorical device is used in the Gettysburg Address when Lincoln says 'government of the people, by the people, for the people'?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Repetition

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

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What is the single word key theme topic of the Gettysburg Address?

• Unity

• Freedom

• Equality

• Justice

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CCSS.RI.9-10.2

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Which rhetorical device is used in the Gettysburg Address when Lincoln says 'Four score and seven years ago'?

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Allusion

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What is the significance of the Gettysburg Address?

• It inspired the Union soldiers to fight harder

• It united the Northern and Southern states

• It defined the purpose of the Civil War

• It called for the end of slavery

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CCSS.RI.9-10.2

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Which rhetorical device is used in the Gettysburg Address when Lincoln says 'The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here'?

• Irony

• Parallelism

• Anaphora

• Understatement

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What is the tone of the Gettysburg Address?

• Hopeful

• Angry

• Sad

• Confident

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

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Which rhetorical device is used in the Gettysburg Address when Lincoln says 'We cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground'?

• Repetition

• Tone

• Parallel Structure

• Understatement

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CCSS.L.9-10.1A

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What is the main message of the Gettysburg Address?

• To honor the fallen soldiers

• To inspire unity and perseverance

• To criticize the Confederate army

• To promote the abolition of slavery

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CCSS.RI.9-10.1

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Who was the intended audience for Lincoln's speech at Gettysburg?

• American Citizens

• Citizens from the South

• American soldiers

• Both A & C

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