"The Gettysburg Address" and "O Captain! My Captain!"

When was the "Gettysburg Address" delivered?

• before the Civil War

• after the Civil War

• before the Battle of Gettysburg

• after the Battle of Gettysburg

What is Abraham Lincoln's most likely reason for writing the "Gettysburg Address"?

• to inform people that soldiers died during a battle

• to persuade his country to continue fighting

• to entertain the masses at the dedication of a national cemetery

• to demonstrate how much he knows about the battles

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What is the significance of Abraham Lincoln's decision to deliver the "Gettysburg Address"?

• it encouraged the Confederacy to give up

• it energized the Union to continue their cause

• it helped start the healing process of the United States

• it allowed parents to bury their children

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What word best describes the tone of the "Gettysburg Address"?

• uneducated

• hypocritical

• reassuring

• dangerous

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Who is the symbolic "captain" in Walt Whitman's poem?

• Whitman's father

• A general in the Union army

• A captain in the Union army

• Abraham Lincoln

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In "O Captain! My Captain!" the ship is symbolic of

• the United States

• Abraham Lincoln

• the Confederacy

• the US Presidency

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What word best describes the tone in "O Captain! My Captain!"

• mournful

• hopeless

• disgusted

• frightened

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How does the tone of “O Captain! My Captain!” change from the beginning to the end?

• from happiness to sadness

• from sadness to happiness

• from dangerous to joyful

• from mournful to light-hearted

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In Whitman’s poem, at what stage of the journey does the captain die?

• before the safety of the ship has been established

• before the ship left port

• right before the ship sinks

• after the ship is safe in port

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What is the significance of Whitman referring to Abraham Lincoln as the “Captain” and then the “father”?

• Abraham Lincoln was really Walt Whitman’s father.

• Walt Whitman was very close personal friend to Abe Lincoln and wanted to show respect.

• Whitman wanted to establish Lincoln’s role as a commander but also recognize him as the savior of the country .

• The captain of the ship was also the father of a child Whitman knew in the Union.

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