The Gettysburg Address- English 2 EOC Review

​The Gettysburg Address: Historical Document EOC Review

​Directions:

​As a team, read the following text & answer the multiple choice questions associated with it.

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​Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.

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Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.

Multiple Choice

Lincoln claims that the Civil War...

• brought forth a new nation on the continent

• has tested whether or not a nation dedicated to liberty & freedom can endure

• can only endure while soldiers are willing to give up their lives

• has been the proper way to decide whether or not all men are created equal

​But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate—we can not consecrate—we can not hallow—this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced.

​It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us—that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion—that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain— that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.

Multiple Choice

Lincoln encourages those listening to his speech to...

• ensure that the soldiers did not die in vain by volunteering in the army

• complete the great task of winning the war

• dedicate themselves to remembering the brave men who sacrificed their lives by writing about it

• honor those who sacrificed their lives by ensuring that the United States recommits itself to liberty

Multiple Choice

Which statement best summarizes the central idea of the text?

• The influence of the founders on our nation should be limited since the country has changed and endured so much since the American Revolution.

• The best way to honor the sacrifice of the dead Union soldiers is to continue fighting to preserve the nation and its values.

• The Union soldiers who died in the Battle of Gettysburg were heroes because they guaranteed liberty for all Americans through their sacrifice.

• Lincoln believes that the Union's efforts in the Civil War have been courageous and inspiring, but will most likely not lead to victory.

Multiple Choice

Which phrase from the text best supports the main idea of the text?

• "Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal." (Paragraph 1)

• "We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field" (Paragraph 2)

• "But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate—we can not consecrate—we can not hallow—this ground." (Paragraph 3)

• "It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced." (Paragraph 3)

Multiple Choice

What effect does the opening sentence have on Lincoln's message in the speech?

"Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal."

• It conveys a tone of great sadness, emphasizing the tragedy of so many lives being lost in the Civil War.

• It portrays the Civil War as a continuation of the United States' enduring commitment to liberty and equality.

• It emphasizes how the United States lost the ideals of liberty and freedom fought for by the Founding Fathers.

• It encourages listeners to remember that the Founding Fathers knew that slavery should not exist in their nation.

Multiple Choice

Based on the text, which statement best describes Lincoln's views on the significance of the Civil War?

• Lincoln believes that the war will show whether or not all Americans support liberty and equality.

• Lincoln feels that it is important for the citizens of a country to always remember and honor the soldiers that die in battle.

• Lincoln does not believe that the the survival of the United States is threatened, so the war is not as important as some people believe.

• Lincoln believes that the war will reveal whether or not a country committed to liberty and equality can survive.

Multiple Choice

A tricolon is a series of three parallel words, phrases, or clauses. In which of the following lines does Lincoln employ a tricolon?

• "We have come to dedicate a portion of it, as a final resting place for those who died here, that the nation might live. "

• "Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure."

• "The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here; while it can never forget what they did here."

• "But in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow, this ground."

Multiple Choice

The phrase "birth of freedom" in the final line of Lincoln's address calls to mind which similar phrase in the first sentence of the speech?

• "all men are created equal"

• "conceived in liberty"

• "dedicated to the proposition"

• "upon this continent"

Multiple Choice

Based off context, what is the meaning of the underlined word in the section below?

"But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate—we can not consecrate—we can not hallow—this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract."

• soaked in blood

• desecrated, violated

• made sacred

• greeted in a warm manner

Multiple Choice

In the line 'final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live', Lincoln compares:

• nation vs self

• life vs death

• past vs future

• patriotism vs socialism

Multiple Choice

Lincoln repeats 'we' throughout the speech. Who is he referring to?

• We the people

• We the soldiers

• We the government

• We the adults