In the speech, the speaker claims that we are, "...dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal ." The underlined portion of text is an example of...

Allusion to the Declaration of Independence

In the second sentence of his address, Lincoln refers to "that nation." Which nation is he talking about?

The Confederate States of America

Parallelism is a rhetorical term meaning "similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses." In which of the following sentences does Lincoln use parallelism?

(a) "This we may, in all propriety do."

(b) "The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here; while it can never forget what they did here."

(c) "We are met on a great battlefield of that war."

(d) "But in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow, this ground."

The phrase "birth of freedom" in the final line of Lincoln's address calls to mind which similar phrase in the first sentence of the speech?

"Four score and seven years ago"

Which of the following quotes is an example of repetition?

"government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish"

"It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here"

"that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause"

"we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain"

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Gettysburg Address Pathos

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8th Grade

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CCSS

RL.2.6, RI.7.8, RI.8.4

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Margaret Anderson

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the speaker of "The Gettysburg Address?"

Abraham Lincoln

Edward Everrett

Jefferson Davis

Andrew Jackson

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the intended audience?

All Americans

Union soldiers, residents of Gettysburg, and loved ones of the deceased

The Confederacy

School students across America

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the speaker's message of "The Gettysburg Address?"

Legally give slaves freedom

Unify the the nation and keep our country whole

Give slaves equal rights

Dedicate the cemetary and encourage the nation to keep fighting the civil war

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Lincoln said the soldiers had consecrated the land meaning

they won the war here.

they made it a sacred site.

defeated the Confederacy.

destroyed the Union.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Use of the words such as "liberty, freedom, and nation" are examples of which rhetorical device?

Holy War

Appeal to Patriotism

Parallelism

Anecdote

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When Lincoln states, "...that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom," he is implying which of the following?

That God believes that he is right.

God hates the Confederacy

Using loaded language to create an emotional reaction

Using Holy War to suggest that God is on the side of the speaker

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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Gettysburg Address Pathos

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

Who was the speaker of "The Gettysburg Address?"

Who was the intended audience?

What was the speaker's message of "The Gettysburg Address?"

Lincoln said the soldiers had consecrated the land meaning

Use of the words such as "liberty, freedom, and nation" are examples of which rhetorical device?

When Lincoln states, "...that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom," he is implying which of the following?

In the speech, the speaker claims that we are, "...dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal." The underlined portion of text is an example of...

When Lincoln states, "The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here..." This is an example of which of the following?

Lincoln's short speech begins, famously, with the words "Four score and seven years ago." This is an example of what rhetorical device?

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