Gettysburg Address

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English
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11th Grade
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Leisha Masi
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The word "fathers" most likely means?
Men who are parents
Men who are founders
Men who are authoritative
Men who are innovative
Men who are theologians
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.4
CCSS.L.11-12.5
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is the effect of the speaker's use of "our" in Line 1?
It proposes that all Union soldiers have a common ancestor.
It establishes a shared concern between the speaker and the audience.
It challenges traditional notions of individualism.
It encourages naysayers to join his position.
It demonstrates his first hand experience with the issues at hand.
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.6
CCSS.SL.11-12.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The speaker's tone in the passage as a whole can BEST be described as
Dispassionate and clinical
Concilatory and forgiving
Reverent and humble
Aloof and condescending
Decisive and Indignant
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
In Line 17 the author uses the phrase "new birth of freedom" primarily to parallel
Four score....created equal
We have....might live
The brave.... or detract
The world...did here
It is...nobly advanced.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The author uses the phrase "for those who here gave their lives, that that nation might live" (line 6) to
Emphasize the paradox of willingly going to one's death.
Compare the actions of these soldiers to those from Classical antiquity.
Describe the tragic loss of men who died for no discernible result.
Connect the lives of the soldiers to the bigger life of the nation.
Question the need for violence as a method of conflict resolution.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The lines that begin with, "The world will little note.... " employs all of the following EXCEPT
Parallel Structure
Antithesis
Anastrophe
Formal Diction
Juxtaposition
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following best describtes the purpose of the author's rhetorical choices in lines 12-18 (It is...the earth)?
He develops an analogy between the virtues of the dead soldiers to the characteristics of a great Democracy.
He employs a series of dashes to imply that the country will remain forever fragmented.
He provides a list of problems that only can be solved through faith and devotion to God.
He directly addresses the audience to suggest that a unfied country needs a strong and decisive leader.
He emphasizes the amount of effort required to unify the country through the repetition of clauses beginning with "that".
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.11-12.6
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