Gettysburg Address - NJSLA/PARCC

1A) In section 1 of the address, what does the word “proposition” mean?

• Resolve

• Opinion

• Dedication

• Proposal

1b) Which of the following quotations from section 1 supports this meaning of the word in question 1a?

1A) In section 1 of the address, what does the word “proposition” mean?

• “Four score and seven years ago”

• “all men are created equal”

• “our fathers brought forth on this continent”

• None of the above.

Which rhetorical appeal does Lincoln mostly use in section 1 of the address?

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

• Rhetorical question

2b) Which of the following selections from the opening section best supports your answer to 2a (copy below)?

Earlier question:

2a) Which rhetorical appeal does Lincoln mostly use in section 1 of the address?

• “Four score and seven years ago”

• “our fathers brought forth on this continent”

• “a new nation”

• “conceived in Liberty”

2c. All of the following statements explain the effects of beginning with this rhetorical appeal EXCEPT:

Reminder of earlier question:

2b) Which of the following selections from the opening section best supports your answer to 2a?

2a) Which rhetorical appeal does Lincoln mostly use in section 1 of the address?

• It takes the listeners back to a time when they were united.

• It reminds the listeners of the time when they fought together against a common foe in the Revolutionary War.

• It emphasizes the fact that they are no longer fighting for a noble purpose.

• It encourages the listeners to stop fighting the Civil War.

3a. What is the purpose of section 2?

• To explain the causes of the civil war.

• To call for an end to the civil war.

• To give hope that the war will end.

• To set the purpose for the gathering at the Gettysburg battlefield.

3b. Which of the following selections from section 2 support the purpose you selected in question 3a (copy below)?

3a. What is the purpose of section 2?

• “Now we are engaged in a great civil war”

• “We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place”

• “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.”

4a) What are the rhetorical devices Lincoln uses in the following line from section 3: “we can not dedicate—we can not consecrate—we can not hallow”? Mark all that apply.

• Parallel Structure

• Alliteration

• Anaphora

• Antithesis

4b. What is the rhetorical effect of this line at the beginning of section 3 (see copy below)?

Copy:

4a) ... section 3: “we can not dedicate—we can not consecrate—we can not hallow”?

• It underscores the important role the war has played in the history of the United States.

• It emphasizes the honor of the soldiers who fought there to protect the unity of the United States.

• It highlights why Gettysburg was the turning point in the Civil War.

• It emphasizes that the war should end due to the great loss of life.

5a) What rhetorical device does Lincoln use in the following line from section 3: (select one) “government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth”?

• Alliteration

• Parallel structure

• Rhetorical question

• Antithesis