Gettysburg Address & 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

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When was the "Gettysburg Address" delivered?

• before the Civil War

• after the Civil War

• before the Battle of Gettysburg

• after the Battle of Gettysburg

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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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