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Abraham Lincoln and the Gettysburg Address

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A reading comprehension quiz about #Abraham Lincoln and #Gettysburg Address. #slavery #Civil War

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1
From the passage, one can infer that Lincoln most wanted to
be reelected.
destroy the South.
keep the country at war.
reunite the Union.
2
"Lincoln's speech took place during one of the darkest times in the nation's history."
This is a fact.
This is an opinion.
3
The Gettysburg Address begins with the words
"Now we are engaged in a great civil war..."
"This government of the people, by the people..."
"These dead shall not have died in vain."
"Fourscore and seven years ago, our fathers..."
4
Choose the correct answer.
incorrect
correct
incorrect
incorrect
5
Lincoln's speech took about ___ minutes.
ten
two
thirty
forty-five
6
At the time Lincoln became president, the North's economy was based on
crops.
slavery.
public service.
industry.
7
The Gettysburg Address is
a Civil War battlefield.
a national cemetery.
the address of a famous cemetery.
a well-known and powerful speech.
8
Of the following, Lincoln's speech did not
call for a cease-fire.
inspire the Union.
honor those who died in battle.
9
From the passage, one can infer that Lincoln's speech was
boring.
short and powerful.
long, with many details.
a failure.
10
The Gettysburg address was delivered in which century?
18th
16th
19th
17th
11
From the passage one can infer that when Lincoln took office the country was
at war.
in a state of conflict.
at war with Britain.
peaceful.
12
The South set up a government called
the Confederate States of America.
the Civil States.
the Union.
Gettysburg.
13
The American people
went to Gettysburg to watch Lincoln deliver the speech.
read the speech in the newspapers.
heard Lincolns speech on the radio.
watched a news reel of the speech at the move theater.