Gettysburg plus more

Read the sentence from the third paragraph of the address.But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate these grounds as holy or divine.How does the phrase "in a larger sense" add meaning to the sentence?

• It conveys that the significance of the gathering is greater than it may initially seem.
• It conveys that the extent of Lincoln's responsibility to the nation is greater than he realizes.
• It conveys that the level of the soldiers' sacrifice is greater than the audience understands.
• It conveys that the plans Lincoln has for the nation are greater than the current reality.

Read the sentence from the second paragraph of the address.It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.Which word has the SAME meaning as "altogether" in the sentence above?

• generally
• entirely
• constantly
• jointly

Read the sentence from the second paragraph of the address.We have come to dedicate a portion of this field as a final resting place for the soldiers who gave their lives here so this nation might continue to live.Which is the BEST definition of "dedicate" as it is used in the sentence above?

• seriously consider
  
• respectfully end
• solemnly predict
• honorably name

Read the sentence from the last paragraph of the address.We must ensure that these dead shall not have died in vain, so that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom.Which word has the SAME meaning as "birth" as it is used above?

• delivery
• child
• beginning
• ancestry

Read the sentences from the address.It is us, the living, who are called here. We are called to finish the work which our soldiers have begun.What does the word "called" mean in the sentences above?

• yelled
• lucky
• needed
• born
  

Read the sentences from the first paragraph of the address..Eighty-seven years ago, our Founding Fathers created a new country on this land. The country was born out of freedoms.Which phrase could replace the words "born out of" in the sentence above?

• learned from
• affected by
• built on
• needed for

Read the sentences from the address.It is us, the living, who are called here. We are called to finish the work which our soldiers have begun.What does the word "called" mean in the sentences above?

• yelled
• lucky
• needed
• born

Read the sentences from the first paragraph of the address..Eighty-seven years ago, our Founding Fathers created a new country on this land. The country was born out of freedoms.Which phrase could replace the words "born out of" in the sentence above?

• learned from
• affected by
• built on
• needed for

Read the paragraph from the introduction [paragraphs 1-4].It has been decided by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, by two-thirds of both Houses agreeing, that the following new parts be offered to the Legislatures of the States. They are amendments or changes to the Constitution of the United States. All, or any of the new parts must be approved by three-fourths of the said Legislature. Then they will become part of the said Constitution, so it is named.What is meant by the word "said" as used in the last two sentences above?

• spoken
• written down
• mentioned previously
• carefully remembered

What is the meaning of the phrase “national or state religion” as used in the following sentence from Amendment I?Congress shall make no law setting up one national or state religion or stopping anyone from being part of a religion.

• a religion that the government provides funding for
• a religion that has not already been established
  
• a religion that people can freely choose to follow
• a religion that everyone in the area must belong to