The Gettysburg Address Saving Lincoln

Read the sentence from paragraph 3 of the speech. What is the effect of President Lincoln’s use of understatement about the impact of his speech?

• To point out the limits of human memory

• To note that the world does not care about the Civil War

• To stress the importance of the sacrifice of the Civil War soldiers

• To point out that the battle was unusually horrific

What text from the Gettysburg Address is referring to the Constitution?

• government of the people, by the people, for the people

• four score and seven years ago

• from these honored dead we take increased devotion

• dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal

In the speech, President Lincoln is appealing to his listeners to —

• try to forget the horrors of war

• turn their attention to the needy and poor

• support the widows and children of the soldiers

• support the cause the soldiers died for

According to Lincoln in the Gettysburg Address, what is the stated purpose for meeting on the battlefield?

• to set aside a portion of the field as a graveyard for fallen soldiers

• to make a commitment to avenging the slain Gettysburg troops

• to pledge the nation to the Northern cause

• to surrender the nation to God

Why did people gather in Gettysburg on Nov. 19, 1863? 

• To abolish slavery

• To dedicate a national cemetery 

• To encourage the Confederacy to rejoin the Union

• To hear campaign speeches for the upcoming Presidential election

Which set of values does Abraham Lincoln most clearly associate with the nation he leads?

• freedom and equality

• creativity and ingenuity

• prosperity and opportunity

• self-reliance and individuality

Read the sentence from paragraph 3 of the speech. What is the effect of President Lincoln’s parallel construction?

• To stress how important the soldiers’ sacrifice was

• To convince listeners that the battle was horrific

• To explain the soldiers’ deaths are hard to understand

• To soothe listeners with the rhythm of his words

Which statement best describes the sentence "But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate-we cannot consecrate-we cannot hallow-this ground"

• It is a poetic technique

• It is alliteration

• It is parallel structure

• It is lyrical poetry

What is the “unfinished work” to which Lincoln refers in line 16?

• winning the Civil War

• consecrating a memorial

• abolishing slavery

• not dying in vain

In the speech, President Lincoln is appealing to his listeners to —

• try to forget the horrors of war

• turn their attention to the needy and poor

• support the widows and children of the soldiers

• support the cause the soldiers died for