Gettysburg Address (HMH)

Quiz

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English

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9th Grade

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Hard

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CCSS

RI.9-10.9, RI.9-10.6, RI.9-10.2

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Julia Padilla

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the purpose of the Gettysburg Address?

To honor the soldiers who fought in the Battle of Gettysburg

To declare the end of the Civil War

To criticize the Confederate army

To promote the abolition of slavery

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which rhetorical device is used in the Gettysburg Address when Lincoln says 'government of the people, by the people, for the people'?

Simile

Metaphor

Alliteration

Repetition

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the single word key theme topic of the Gettysburg Address?

Unity

Freedom

Equality

Justice

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which rhetorical device is used in the Gettysburg Address when Lincoln says 'Four score and seven years ago'?

Hyperbole

Personification

Allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the significance of the Gettysburg Address?

It inspired the Union soldiers to fight harder

It united the Northern and Southern states

It defined the purpose of the Civil War

It called for the end of slavery

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which rhetorical device is used in the Gettysburg Address when Lincoln says 'The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here'?

Irony

Parallelism

Anaphora

Understatement

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the tone of the Gettysburg Address?

Hopeful

Angry

Sad

Confident

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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